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St Nicholas's Church

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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
  • 🍄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

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackcap, Brambling, Linnet +91 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackcap, Brambling, Linnet +91 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Daisy Rust, Turkeytail +18 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Daisy Rust, Turkeytail +18 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Roesel's Bush-cricket, Dark-edged Bee-fly +64 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Roesel's Bush-cricket, Dark-edged Bee-fly +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ground-ivy, Common Nettle, Yarrow +101 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Ground-ivy, Common Nettle, Yarrow +101 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Hogweed, Dandelion +15 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Hereward WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Rutland Water CircuitCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Wakerly Woods Red RouteMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bench mark, St Nicholas's Church, Pilton

Bench mark, St Nicholas's Church, Pilton

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