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St Margaret's Church

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.89432, -1.00212

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pochard +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pochard +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Birch Poisonpie, Common Puffball, Purple Brittlegill +20 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Birch Poisonpie, Common Puffball, Purple Brittlegill +20 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Southern Hawker, Common Darter, Speckled Wood +22 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Southern Hawker, Common Darter, Speckled Wood +22 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Fungi — Madarch y Maes, Bald Inkcap, Penny Bun

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Grantham Canal Bi-Centenial Canalside WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The Smew TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Goldeneye TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Notts Wolds WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Owthorpe FP6public footpath · 215 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 215 mSurface grassPath type: footway
Owthorpe FP7public footpath · 110 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 110 mSurface grassPath type: footway
Owthorpe FP10public footpath · 537 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 537 mSurface unpavedPath type: footway
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fosse 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
West Bridgford to Cotgrave (via A52)Cycling route
Named routeUk Nottinghamshire
Grantham CanalCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
West Bridgford to Radcliffe (via A52)Cycling route
Named routeUk Nottinghamshire
West Bridgford to Cotgrave (via Canal Path)Cycling route
Named routeUk Nottinghamshire
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

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St. Margaret's church, Owthorpe

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St. Margaret's church, Owthorpe

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🌱Cotgrave Country ParkUrban park3.9 km→🏞️COTGRAVECountry park3.9 km→🌱Ring Leas Play AreaUrban park2.6 km→🌱Cotgrave Field of HopeUrban park2.9 km→🌱Cotgrave Field of HopeUrban park2.9 km→🌱St Andrew's ChurchUrban park4.9 km→

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