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St Luke's Church

📷 Julian P Guffogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.71071, -0.98019

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Shoveler
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕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
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Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pochard +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Grade I listed building: CHURCH OF ST LUKE; Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pochard +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ash, White Dead-nettle, Great Willowherb +83 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Comma, Oak-apple Causer +11 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — King Alfred's Cakes, Lecidella elaeochroma, Arthonia radiata +2 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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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
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Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 48Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route610 m
Named routeRef 48Length 610 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route98 m
Named routeRef 48Length 98 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route423 m
Named routeRef 48Length 423 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route82 m
Named routeRef 48Length 82 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cheney Monument, St Luke's church, Gaddesby

📷 Julian P Guffogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cheney Monument, St Luke's church, Gaddesby

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Useful places within 5 km

✦BAGGRAVE HALLHistoric site4.4 km→🌱King George's FieldUrban park4.4 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds2 km→⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds2.7 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds3.8 km→🌽Brooksby RoadAllotments4.1 km→