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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.75166, -0.64834
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Curlew and Woodpigeon
- 🍄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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Curlew and Woodpigeon
- 🍄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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Curlew, Woodpigeon, House Sparrow +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Curlew, Woodpigeon, House Sparrow +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Physcia adscendens, Common Orange Lichen, Sycamore Tarspot +17 more · last seen 2023
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Green-veined White, Bloody-nosed Beetle +183 more · last seen 2025
Free
Grade II* listed building: CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cowslip, Common Spotted-orchid, Green-winged Orchid +171 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km▾
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
School Lanepublic footpath · 55 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 55 mSurface gravelPath type: track
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route▾
National Byway in Rutland
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Oakham Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Photos
St Nicholas Church, Thistleton
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
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Wildlife to spot
4,673 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,673 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds24 species
springsummer
2025▾
Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Goldfinch · Linnet · Wren +19
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SwiftApus apus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Brown Hare
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐝Insects45 species
springsummer
2025▾
Azure Damselfly · Vestal Cuckoo Bee · Meadow Grasshopper · Large Skipper · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +40
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
- Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
- Six-spot BurnetZygaena filipendulae
Great Burnet · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Agrimony · Common Spotted-orchid · Devil's-bit Scabious +85
- Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
- Betony
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,673 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds24 species
springsummer
2025▾
Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Goldfinch · Linnet · Wren +19
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SwiftApus apus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Brown Hare
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐝Insects45 species
springsummer
2025▾
Azure Damselfly · Vestal Cuckoo Bee · Meadow Grasshopper · Large Skipper · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +40
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
- Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
- Six-spot BurnetZygaena filipendulae
Great Burnet · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Agrimony · Common Spotted-orchid · Devil's-bit Scabious +85
- Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
- Betony
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Betonica officinalis
Betonica officinalis
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minorYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorLady's BedstrawGalium verumLady's BedstrawGalium verumPepper-saxifrageSilaum silausPepper-saxifrageSilaum silausCowslipPrimula verisCowslipPrimula verisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisGreen-winged OrchidAnacamptis morioGreen-winged OrchidAnacamptis morioGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisAdder's-tongueOphioglossum vulgatumAdder's-tongueOphioglossum vulgatumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2024Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024Curled DockRumex crispus2024Curled DockRumex crispus2024PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2024Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2024White BryonyBryonia dioica2024White BryonyBryonia dioica2024Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2024Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024Hairy-bromeBromopsis ramosa2024Hairy-bromeBromopsis ramosa2024Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2024Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2024Bladder CampionSilene vulgaris2024Bladder CampionSilene vulgaris2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2024Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2024Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2024Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2024Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024Wild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carota2024Wild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carota2024Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2024Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2024Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2024Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2024Black BryonyTamus communis2024Black BryonyTamus communis2024Common CouchElymus repens2024Common CouchElymus repens2024LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2024LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Field MapleAcer campestre2024Field MapleAcer campestre2024Bearded CouchElymus caninus2024Bearded CouchElymus caninus2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2024Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2024WeldReseda luteola2024WeldReseda luteola2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024Medium-flowered Winter-cressBarbarea intermedia2024Medium-flowered Winter-cressBarbarea intermedia2024Wild-oatAvena fatua2024Wild-oatAvena fatua2024ElderSambucus nigra2024ElderSambucus nigra2024HollyIlex aquifolium2024HollyIlex aquifolium2024Black MedickMedicago lupulina2024Black MedickMedicago lupulina2024Black-grassAlopecurus myosuroides2024Black-grassAlopecurus myosuroides2024Tufted VetchVicia cracca2024Tufted VetchVicia cracca2024Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2024Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2024Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2024Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2024HemlockConium maculatum2024HemlockConium maculatum2024Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2024Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2024RedshankPersicaria maculosa2024RedshankPersicaria maculosa2024Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2024Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2024Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana2024Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana2024SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024White Dead-nettleLamium album2024White Dead-nettleLamium album2024Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2024Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2024Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2024Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2024Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2024Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2024Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2024Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2024Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2024Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2024Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024DaisyBellis perennis2024DaisyBellis perennis2024IvyHedera helix2024IvyHedera helix2024Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola2024Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola2024Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius2024Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius2024Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2024Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2024Austrian PinePinus nigra2024Austrian PinePinus nigra2024Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2024Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2024Ribbed MelilotMelilotus officinalis2024Ribbed MelilotMelilotus officinalis2024DogwoodCornus sanguinea2024DogwoodCornus sanguinea2024MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2024MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2024Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024CleaversGalium aparine2024CleaversGalium aparine2024NipplewortLapsana communis2024NipplewortLapsana communis2024GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2024Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2024Bread WheatTriticum aestivum2024Bread WheatTriticum aestivum2024Common MallowMalva sylvestris2024Common MallowMalva sylvestris2024Events & activities nearby
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