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St Leonard's Church

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant and Kestrel
  • 🌿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

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Pheasant, Kestrel, Yellowhammer +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pheasant, Kestrel, Yellowhammer +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red-eyed Damselfly, Small Red-eyed Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle +68 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red-eyed Damselfly, Small Red-eyed Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hawthorn, Creeping Buttercup, Elder +121 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hawthorn, Creeping Buttercup, Elder +121 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Elder, Hogweed +18 more foraging species

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Crystal Brain, Boeremia hedericola +1 more · last seen 2023; Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Crystal Brain, Boeremia hedericola +1 more · last seen 2023

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

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

32 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Route 64Cycling route
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 6Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 64Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route103 m
Named routeRef 6Length 103 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

Wildlife to spot

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Church of St Leonard, Thorpe Langton

Church of St Leonard, Thorpe Langton

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