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St John's Church

📷 Alex McGregor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Goldfinch +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Goldfinch +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Red-legged Shieldbug, Common Wasp +26 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Red-legged Shieldbug, Common Wasp +26 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Barren Brome, Hard Rush, Meadowsweet +11 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Barren Brome, Hard Rush, Meadowsweet +11 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Midshires Way

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

🚴

Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Fosse2Cycling route

Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route191 m

Named routeRef 48Length 191 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route232 m

Named routeRef 48Length 232 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route746 m

Named routeRef 48Length 746 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route131 m

Named routeRef 48Length 131 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route381 m

Named routeRef 48Length 381 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

71,574 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

71,574 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds28 species

winter

2025

Blackbird · Goldfinch · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Collared Dove +23

BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
JackdawColoeus monedula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
RavenCorvus corax
RookCorvus frugilegus
MagpiePica pica
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

71,574 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds28 species

winter

2025

Blackbird · Goldfinch · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Collared Dove +23

BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
JackdawColoeus monedula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
RavenCorvus corax
RookCorvus frugilegus
MagpiePica pica
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Alex McGregor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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