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St Mary's Church

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.82899, -0.96873

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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
  • 🌿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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Swift, Kestrel, Pheasant +20 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Swift, Kestrel, Pheasant +20 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Common Darter +276 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Common Darter +276 more · last seen 2023

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Oxeye Daisy, Mugwort, Annual Meadow-grass +221 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Oxeye Daisy, Mugwort, Annual Meadow-grass +221 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Elder, Common Nettle +24 more foraging species

Varies

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Fosse2

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 13 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
Notts Wolds WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Grantham CanalCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Fosse 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route191 m
Named routeRef 48Length 191 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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Church of St Mary, Nether Broughton

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Church of St Mary, Nether Broughton

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Luke's ChurchReligious grounds3.1 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3.5 km→✦Moat, fishpond, enclosures, hollow way and postmill mound 600m north-west of Barland FieldsHistoric site3.8 km→✦Moated site at Ab KettlebyHistoric site4.4 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.5 km→⛪St Luke's ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→

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