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St Mary's Church

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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
  • 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Picnic spot

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Starling, Robin +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Starling, Robin +53 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — White Dead-nettle, Greater Celandine, Cow Parsley +120 more · last seen 2025; Plants — White Dead-nettle, Greater Celandine, Cow Parsley +120 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Carder Bee, 7-spot Ladybird, Box Tree Moth +69 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Carder Bee, 7-spot Ladybird, Box Tree Moth +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — White Dead-nettle, Dandelion, Bramble +14 more foraging species

Varies

Picnic day out

picnic area

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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

101 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Leicester 'Route 4'Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
NCN 6 Flood Diversion RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Main RouteCycling route450 m
Named routeRef 6Length 450 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

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