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St Botolph's Church

📷 Richard Croft · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.72480, -1.06785

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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
  • 🐕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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Barn Owl, Peregrine, Canada Goose +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Peregrine, Canada Goose +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Bush-cricket, Common Bluebottle, Sarcophaga +103 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Bush-cricket, Common Bluebottle, Sarcophaga +103 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Ragwort, Common Nettle, Red Campion +107 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Ragwort, Common Nettle, Red Campion +107 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Elder, Hawthorn +12 more foraging species

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Pocket Plum, Rose Rust, Giant Puffball · last seen 2024; Fungi — Pocket Plum, Rose Rust, Giant Puffball · last seen 2024

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 4 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
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

77 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route174 m
Named routeRef 48Length 174 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route408 m
Named routeRef 48Length 408 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route55 m
Named routeRef 48Length 55 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St.Botolph's church

📷 Richard Croft · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St.Botolph's church

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Useful places within 5 km

🌱Jenham Drive ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱Central ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Sileby Memorial ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.8 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.8 km→🌱King George's FieldUrban park2.5 km→

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