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Shepshed Cemetery

✦ Ancient woodland14 ha

📷 Les Carruthers · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

52.76232, -1.30655

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Goldfinch, Robin, Blackbird +47 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Goldfinch, Robin, Blackbird +47 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — King Alfred's Cakes, Lecidella elaeochroma, Silky Rosegill +45 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — King Alfred's Cakes, Lecidella elaeochroma, Silky Rosegill +45 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Hogweed +21 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Hogweed +113 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Peacock, Syrphus, Common Carder Bee +398 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Peacock, Syrphus, Common Carder Bee +398 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
National Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ivanhoe WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

80 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 15Cycling route
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
Hathern <> KegworthCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Route 52Cycling route
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Shepshed Cemetery

📷 Les Carruthers · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Glenmore ParkUrban park1.3 km→🌱Little Haw Lane Playing FieldsUrban park900 m→🌱Glenmore ParkUrban park1.3 km→🌱Glenmore ParkUrban park1.3 km→✦GARENDONHistoric site3.2 km→🏞️JUBILEE WOODCountry park4.6 km→

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