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St Nicholas's Church

📷 Ian Rob · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.49565, -1.04832

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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
  • 🍄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
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Great Spotted Woodpecker +39 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Great Spotted Woodpecker +39 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hogweed, Field Maple, Great Willowherb +64 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Hogweed, Field Maple, Great Willowherb +64 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green Dock Beetle, Wasp Beetle, Dark Bush-cricket +27 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green Dock Beetle, Wasp Beetle, Dark Bush-cricket +27 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Punctelia subrudecta s. lat., Melanelixia glabratula, Common Orange Lichen +2 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Punctelia subrudecta s. lat., Melanelixia glabratula, Common Orange Lichen +2 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Bramble, Dandelion +7 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km
Named routeRef 6Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route860 m
Named routeRef 6Length 860 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route500 m
Named routeRef 6Length 500 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route203 m
Named routeRef 6Length 203 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.7 km
Named routeRef 6Length 4.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Mowsley Church

📷 Ian Rob · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Mowsley Church

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✦Gumley medieval settlement remains, rabbit warren and field systems, 600m south west of the Church of St HelenHistoric site2.8 km→✦Gumley medieval settlement remains and field systems, 620m south east of the Church of St HelenHistoric site4 km→🌱Edward Road ParkUrban park4 km→✦Knaptoft medieval settlement and manorial complex including church, three fishponds and windmill moundHistoric site1.9 km→🌱Village GreenUrban park4.3 km→🌱Village Hall ParkUrban park4.3 km→

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