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St Mary's Church

📷 Colin Park · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.68949, -0.88055

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦88+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Shoveler
  • 🌿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

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Blackbird +85 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Blackbird +85 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Few-flowered Garlic, Meadow Saxifrage, Gorse +73 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Few-flowered Garlic, Meadow Saxifrage, Gorse +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Few-flowered Garlic, Thyme-leaved Speedwell, Mouse-ear-hawkweed +12 more foraging species

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Earthy Waxcap, Cap Cŵyr Parhaol, Scarlet Waxcap +5 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Earthy Waxcap, Cap Cŵyr Parhaol, Scarlet Waxcap +5 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Hornet, Marbled White, Holly Leaf Gall Fly +39 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Hornet, Marbled White, Holly Leaf Gall Fly +39 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 2 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
Jubilee Way (Leicestershire)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route9.1 km
Named routeRef 63Length 9.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Burrough on the Hill - Church of St Mary the Virgin

📷 Colin Park · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Burrough on the Hill - Church of St Mary the Virgin

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Burrough Hill Country ParkUrban park1.4 km→🏞️BURROUGH HILLCountry park1.4 km→✦Lowesy village earthworkHistoric site4.5 km→✦LOWESBY HALLHistoric site4.7 km→✦Owston Augustinian Abbey with six fishponds, a gatehouse and boundaryHistoric site3.4 km→✦Lowesby deserted medieval village with three fishpondsHistoric site4.4 km→

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