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St Nicholas's Church

📷 Tim Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.55722, -0.94623

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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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Kestrel, Pheasant, Chiffchaff +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Kestrel, Pheasant, Chiffchaff +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Meadow Brown, Large White +65 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Meadow Brown, Large White +65 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ivy, Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Bramble +92 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Ivy, Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Bramble +92 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, White Dead-nettle +13 more foraging species

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Chewing Gum Lichen, Ramalina farinacea, King Alfred's Cakes · last seen 2023; Fungi — Chewing Gum Lichen, Ramalina farinacea, King Alfred's Cakes · last seen 2023

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 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
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Route 64Cycling route
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route9.1 km
Named routeRef 63Length 9.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.9 km
Named routeRef 63Length 3.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Church of St Nicholas, Shangton

📷 Tim Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Church of St Nicholas, Shangton

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🌱The RecUrban park4.1 km→✦LANGTON HALLHistoric site3.1 km→✦Medieval village earthworks, fishponds and mill leat at Stonton WyvilleHistoric site2.3 km→✦Motte in Hall FieldHistoric site3.8 km→✦Medieval manorial earthworks and gardens 140m south of Manor HouseHistoric site1.7 km→✦Fish pondsHistoric site2.2 km→

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