St Mary Magdalene's Church
Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.81671, -0.81032
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Goldfinch
- ✦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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Goldfinch
- ✦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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Goldfinch, Rook +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDELENE; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Birds — Swift, Goldfinch, Rook +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue, Speckled Wood, Small Heath +244 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Pyramidal Orchid, Ivy, Lesser Celandine +152 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Snowy Waxcap, Blackening Waxcap, Juniper Rust +5 more · last seen 2025
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Mowbray WayWalking route14 km▾
Named routeLength 14 kmLocal walking route
Jubilee Way (Leicestershire)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km▾
Named routeRef 64Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route687 m▾
Named routeRef 64Length 687 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route24 m▾
Named routeLength 24 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route485 m▾
Named routeRef 64Length 485 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 64Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
St Mary Magdalene's Church - geograph.org.uk - 3413115
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
6,337 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,337 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreat Tit · House Sparrow · Dunnock · Blue Tit · Wren +26
- Great TitParus major
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MagpiePica pica
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Rabbit · Roe Deer · Common Shrew
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Common ShrewSorex araneus2024
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Common Blue · Speckled Wood · Field Grasshopper · Dingy Skipper · Brimstone +53
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024
- Dingy SkipperErynnis tages
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
- Shaded Broad-bar
Snowy Waxcap · Blackening Waxcap · Juniper Rust
- Snowy WaxcapCuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineus
- Blackening WaxcapHygrocybe conica
- Juniper RustGymnosporangium2024
🌿Plants22 species
springsummer
2025▾
Pyramidal Orchid · Mullein · Yellow-rattle · Oxeye Daisy · Meadow Crane's-bill +17
- Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis
- MulleinVerbascum
- Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
- Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense
- Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,337 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreat Tit · House Sparrow · Dunnock · Blue Tit · Wren +26
- Great TitParus major
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MagpiePica pica
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Rabbit · Roe Deer · Common Shrew
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Common ShrewSorex araneus2024
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Common Blue · Speckled Wood · Field Grasshopper · Dingy Skipper · Brimstone +53
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024
- Dingy SkipperErynnis tages
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
- Shaded Broad-bar
Snowy Waxcap · Blackening Waxcap · Juniper Rust
- Snowy WaxcapCuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineus
- Blackening WaxcapHygrocybe conica
- Juniper RustGymnosporangium2024
🌿Plants22 species
springsummer
2025▾
Pyramidal Orchid · Mullein · Yellow-rattle · Oxeye Daisy · Meadow Crane's-bill +17
- Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis
- MulleinVerbascum
- Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
- Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense
- Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Scotopteryx chenopodiata
Scotopteryx chenopodiata
Glow-wormLampyris noctilucaGlow-wormLampyris noctilucaMarbled WhiteMelanargia galatheaMarbled WhiteMelanargia galatheaSmall HeathCoenonympha pamphilusSmall HeathCoenonympha pamphilusOrange-tipAnthocharis cardaminesOrange-tipAnthocharis cardaminesCommaPolygonia c-albumCommaPolygonia c-albumBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisVolucella inanisVolucella inanis2024Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2024Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2024Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2024Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024Grammoptera ruficornisGrammoptera ruficornis2024Grammoptera ruficornisGrammoptera ruficornis2024Bean Seed BeetleBruchus rufimanus2024Bean Seed BeetleBruchus rufimanus2024Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024Rondaniola bursariaRondaniola bursariaRondaniola bursariaRondaniola bursariaSmall TortoiseshellAglais urticaeSmall TortoiseshellAglais urticaeWhite-barred GoldMicropterix aruncellaWhite-barred GoldMicropterix aruncellaTortoise BugEurygaster testudinariaTortoise BugEurygaster testudinariaRed AdmiralVanessa atalantaRed AdmiralVanessa atalantaBurnet CompanionEuclidia glyphicaBurnet CompanionEuclidia glyphicaPainted LadyVanessa carduiPainted LadyVanessa carduiPeacockAglais ioPeacockAglais ioHolly BlueCelastrina argiolusHolly BlueCelastrina argiolusGreen-veined WhitePieris napiGreen-veined WhitePieris napiRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2024Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2024Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata2024Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024Rhingia rostrataRhingia rostrata2024Rhingia rostrataRhingia rostrata2024Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2024Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2024Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024Phytomyza lappaePhytomyza lappae2024Phytomyza lappaePhytomyza lappae2024Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.2024Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.2024Bedeguar GallDiplolepis rosae2024Bedeguar GallDiplolepis rosae2024Latticed HeathChiasmia clathrata2024Latticed HeathChiasmia clathrata2024Amauromyza flavifronsAmauromyza flavifrons2024Amauromyza flavifronsAmauromyza flavifrons2024Dasineura ulmariaDasineura ulmaria2024Dasineura ulmariaDasineura ulmaria20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2024Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2024Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024Narrow-barred FusehornArge melanochra2024Narrow-barred FusehornArge melanochra2024Tiger CraneflyNephrotoma flavescens2024Tiger CraneflyNephrotoma flavescens2024Phytomyza pastinacae/spondyliiPhytomyza pastinacae/spondylii2024Phytomyza pastinacae/spondyliiPhytomyza pastinacae/spondylii2024SciaraSciara2024SciaraSciara2024Burnet-saxifrage
Burnet-saxifrage
Pimpinella saxifraga
Pimpinella saxifraga
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaSalad BurnetPoterium sanguisorbaSalad BurnetPoterium sanguisorbaCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCowslipPrimula verisCowslipPrimula verisCommon MilkwortPolygala vulgarisCommon MilkwortPolygala vulgarisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisSolomon's-sealPolygonatum multiflorumSolomon's-sealPolygonatum multiflorumIndet. ComfreySymphytumIndet. ComfreySymphytumFalse OxlipPrimula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyanthaFalse OxlipPrimula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyanthaWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraGiant BellflowerCampanula latifolia2024Giant BellflowerCampanula latifolia2024Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2024Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2024