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St Andrew's Church

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.68352, -0.92154

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground 184m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Playground

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Little Owl, Kestrel, Woodpigeon +48 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Little Owl, Kestrel, Woodpigeon +48 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Nettle, Cow Parsley, Bramble +246 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Common Nettle, Cow Parsley, Bramble +246 more · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Bumblebee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers +55 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Bumblebee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Dandelion +25 more foraging species

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Blue Roundhead, Chewing Gum Lichen, Variospora flavescens +6 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Blue Roundhead, Chewing Gum Lichen, Variospora flavescens +6 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Jubilee Way (Leicestershire)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route9.1 km
Named routeRef 63Length 9.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St Andrew's church and churchyard, Twyford

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Andrew's church and churchyard, Twyford

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✦Lowesy village earthworkHistoric site2.3 km→✦LOWESBY HALLHistoric site2.4 km→✦BAGGRAVE HALLHistoric site3.6 km→🌱Burrough Hill Country ParkUrban park3.8 km→🏞️BURROUGH HILLCountry park3.8 km→✦QUENBY HALLHistoric site4.7 km→

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