St Peter and St Paul Church
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52.70075, -1.07461
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here ☕ Occasions Tearooms — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here ☕ Occasions Tearooms — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Canada Goose, Grey Heron +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Canada Goose, Grey Heron +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cleavers, Common Nettle, Greater Celandine +61 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cleavers, Common Nettle, Greater Celandine +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +188 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +188 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Hogweed, Blackthorn +12 more foraging species
Varies
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Giant Polypore, Jelly Ear +6 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Giant Polypore, Jelly Ear +6 more · last seen 2025
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Midshires Way Walking route 370 km ▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named route Length 370 km Regional walking route
Show on map Leicestershire Round Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 106 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Fosse2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 48 National Cycle Network
Show on map Leicester 'Route 4' Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map NCN 6 Flood Diversion Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 174 m ▾
Named route Ref 48 Length 174 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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54,778 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 54,778 records · National Biodiversity Network Grey Heron · Mistle Thrush · Blackbird · Nuthatch · Mallard +36
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Blackbird Turdus merula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Greylag Goose Anser anser Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Swift Apus apus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Rock Dove Columba livia Teal Anas crecca Great Tit Parus major Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Coot Fulica atra Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Raven Corvus corax Skylark Alauda arvensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Barn Owl Tyto alba Tawny Owl Strix aluco Magpie Pica pica Swallow Hirundo rustica Pheasant Phasianus colchicus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Badger · Mole · Red Fox · Common Shrew · Rabbit +1
Badger Meles meles Mole Talpa europaea2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Common Shrew Sorex araneus2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 59 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Green Shieldbug +54
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Rhamphus oxyacanthae Jelly Ear · Common Orange Lichen · Physcia tenella · Lecidella elaeochroma · Giant Polypore
Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae Common Orange Lichen Xanthoria parietina Physcia tenella Physcia tenella Lecidella elaeochroma Lecidella elaeochroma Giant Polypore Meripilus giganteus 🌿 Plants 32 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Cleavers · Common Nettle · Greater Celandine · Blackthorn · Meadow Vetchling +27
Cleavers Galium aparine Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus2025 Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025 Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2025 White Dead-nettle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 54,778 records · National Biodiversity Network Grey Heron · Mistle Thrush · Blackbird · Nuthatch · Mallard +36
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Blackbird Turdus merula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Greylag Goose Anser anser Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Swift Apus apus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Rock Dove Columba livia Teal Anas crecca Great Tit Parus major Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Coot Fulica atra Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Raven Corvus corax Skylark Alauda arvensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Barn Owl Tyto alba Tawny Owl Strix aluco Magpie Pica pica Swallow Hirundo rustica Pheasant Phasianus colchicus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Badger · Mole · Red Fox · Common Shrew · Rabbit +1
Badger Meles meles Mole Talpa europaea2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Common Shrew Sorex araneus2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 59 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Green Shieldbug +54
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Rhamphus oxyacanthae Jelly Ear · Common Orange Lichen · Physcia tenella · Lecidella elaeochroma · Giant Polypore
Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae Common Orange Lichen Xanthoria parietina Physcia tenella Physcia tenella Lecidella elaeochroma Lecidella elaeochroma Giant Polypore Meripilus giganteus 🌿 Plants 32 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Cleavers · Common Nettle · Greater Celandine · Blackthorn · Meadow Vetchling +27
Cleavers Galium aparine Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus2025 Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025 Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2025 White Dead-nettle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhamphus oxyacanthae
Rhamphus oxyacanthae
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae
Colletes Colletes
Colletes Colletes
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum
Bedeguar Gall Diplolepis rosae
Bedeguar Gall Diplolepis rosae
Royal Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter pastorella
Royal Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter pastorella
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima
Willow Ermine Yponomeuta rorrella
Willow Ermine Yponomeuta rorrella
Maple Dot Stigmella aceris
Maple Dot Stigmella aceris
Aulagromyza heringii Aulagromyza heringii
Aulagromyza heringii Aulagromyza heringii
Iteomyia major Iteomyia major
Iteomyia major Iteomyia major
Phytomyza agromyzina Phytomyza agromyzina
Phytomyza agromyzina Phytomyza agromyzina
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Rabdophaga rosaria complex Rabdophaga rosaria complex
Rabdophaga rosaria complex Rabdophaga rosaria complex
Agromyza alnivora Agromyza alnivora
Agromyza alnivora Agromyza alnivora
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
Small Dusty Wave Idaea seriata
Small Dusty Wave Idaea seriata
Old Lady Mormo maura
Old Lady Mormo maura
Common Wainscot Mythimna pallens
Common Wainscot Mythimna pallens
Yellow Shell Camptogramma bilineata
Yellow Shell Camptogramma bilineata
Amphipyra Amphipyra
Amphipyra Amphipyra
Pilophorus clavatus Pilophorus clavatus
Pilophorus clavatus Pilophorus clavatus
Bird-cherry Ermine Yponomeuta evonymella
Bird-cherry Ermine Yponomeuta evonymella
Rufous Tortrix Clepsis consimilana
Rufous Tortrix Clepsis consimilana
Ling Pug Eupithecia absinthiata
Ling Pug Eupithecia absinthiata
Dun-bar Cosmia trapezina
Dun-bar Cosmia trapezina
Dwarf Cream Wave Idaea fuscovenosa
Dwarf Cream Wave Idaea fuscovenosa
Bright-line Brown-eye Lacanobia oleracea
Bright-line Brown-eye Lacanobia oleracea
Riband Wave Idaea aversata
Riband Wave Idaea aversata
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus
Nettle-Tap Anthophila fabriciana
Nettle-Tap Anthophila fabriciana
Garden Grass-veneer Chrysoteuchia culmella
Garden Grass-veneer Chrysoteuchia culmella
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Scarlet Tiger Callimorpha dominula
Scarlet Tiger Callimorpha dominula
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata
Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Blue Shieldbug Zicrona caerulea
Blue Shieldbug Zicrona caerulea
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Agriotes acuminatus Agriotes acuminatus
Agriotes acuminatus Agriotes acuminatus
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
Herald Scoliopteryx libatrix
Herald Scoliopteryx libatrix
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Lamium album2025
Lamium album2025
Elm Ulmus2025
Elm Ulmus2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2025
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2025
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus2025
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025
Tomato Solanum lycopersicum2025
Tomato Solanum lycopersicum2025
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2025
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2025
Procumbent Yellow-sorrel Oxalis corniculata2025
Procumbent Yellow-sorrel Oxalis corniculata2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Grey Alder Alnus incana2025
Grey Alder Alnus incana2025
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2025
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2025
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
White Campion Silene latifolia2025
White Campion Silene latifolia2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2025
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2025
Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis2025
Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2025 