St Peter and St Paul Church
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Places › England › East Midlands › Harborough Getting here
52.49282, -0.90204
Open directionsv 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 ☕ Welton's — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here ☕ Welton's — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Starling, Blackbird +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Starling, Blackbird +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Tortoiseshell, Banded Demoiselle +133 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Tortoiseshell, Banded Demoiselle +133 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Creeping Thistle, Bristly Oxtongue, Yellow-rattle +119 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Creeping Thistle, Bristly Oxtongue, Yellow-rattle +119 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, Common Sorrel, Dandelion +18 more foraging species
Varies
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Lecidella elaeochroma, Yellow Brain, Early Potato Blight +6 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Lecidella elaeochroma, Yellow Brain, Early Potato Blight +6 more · last seen 2026
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Jurassic Way Walking route 142 km ▾
Named route Length 142 km Regional walking route
Show on map Leicestershire Round Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 58 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Brampton Valley Way Cycling route ▾
Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 64 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 64 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 86 m ▾
Named route Ref 64 Length 86 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface other
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 817 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 817 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
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Wildlife to spot
14,973 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,973 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Swallow · House Sparrow · Goldfinch · Magpie +32
Blackbird Turdus merula Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Muntjac · Red Fox · Badger · Otter · Hedgehog +1
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles Otter Lutra lutra Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Natterer's Bat Myotis nattereri Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Meadow Brown · Red Admiral · Gatekeeper · Golden Dot · Hawthorn Parornix +63
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2025 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2025 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2025 Golden Dot Stigmella aurella2025 Hawthorn Parornix Parornix anglicella2025 Common Blue Polyommatus icarus Lecidella elaeochroma · Yellow Brain · Early Potato Blight · Cladonia fimbriata · Yellow Fieldcap
Lecidella elaeochroma Lecidella elaeochroma Yellow Brain Tremella mesenterica Early Potato Blight Alternaria solani2025 Cladonia fimbriata Cladonia fimbriata2025 Yellow Fieldcap Bolbitius titubans2025 Bristly Oxtongue · Cowslip · Red Dead-nettle · Stinking Iris · Common Stork's-bill +6
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2025 Cowslip Primula veris Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium2025 Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,973 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Swallow · House Sparrow · Goldfinch · Magpie +32
Blackbird Turdus merula Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Muntjac · Red Fox · Badger · Otter · Hedgehog +1
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles Otter Lutra lutra Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Natterer's Bat Myotis nattereri Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Meadow Brown · Red Admiral · Gatekeeper · Golden Dot · Hawthorn Parornix +63
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2025 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2025 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2025 Golden Dot Stigmella aurella2025 Hawthorn Parornix Parornix anglicella2025 Common Blue Polyommatus icarus Lecidella elaeochroma · Yellow Brain · Early Potato Blight · Cladonia fimbriata · Yellow Fieldcap
Lecidella elaeochroma Lecidella elaeochroma Yellow Brain Tremella mesenterica Early Potato Blight Alternaria solani2025 Cladonia fimbriata Cladonia fimbriata2025 Yellow Fieldcap Bolbitius titubans2025 Bristly Oxtongue · Cowslip · Red Dead-nettle · Stinking Iris · Common Stork's-bill +6
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2025 Cowslip Primula veris Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium2025 Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2025
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2025
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2025
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2025
Hawthorn Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter corylifoliella2025
Hawthorn Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter corylifoliella2025
Willow Bent-wing Phyllocnistis saligna2025
Willow Bent-wing Phyllocnistis saligna2025
Blue-shot Dot Stigmella plagicolella2025
Blue-shot Dot Stigmella plagicolella2025
Rose Leaf Miner Stigmella anomalella2025
Rose Leaf Miner Stigmella anomalella2025
Maple Dot Stigmella aceris2025
Maple Dot Stigmella aceris2025
Apple Leaf Miner Lyonetia clerkella2025
Apple Leaf Miner Lyonetia clerkella2025
Rhamphus oxyacanthae Rhamphus oxyacanthae2025
Rhamphus oxyacanthae Rhamphus oxyacanthae2025
Cherry Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter cerasicolella2025
Cherry Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter cerasicolella2025
Shining Hawthorn Dot Stigmella hybnerella2025
Shining Hawthorn Dot Stigmella hybnerella2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2025
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2025
Comma Polygonia c-album2025
Comma Polygonia c-album2025
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Nut-tree Dot Stigmella microtheriella2025
Nut-tree Dot Stigmella microtheriella2025
Psyllopsis fraxini agg. Psyllopsis fraxini agg.2025
Psyllopsis fraxini agg. Psyllopsis fraxini agg.2025
Lime Dot Stigmella tiliae2025
Lime Dot Stigmella tiliae2025
Common Thorn Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae2025
Common Thorn Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae2025
Maple Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter acerifoliella2025
Maple Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter acerifoliella2025
Bramble Blotch-miner Coptotriche marginea2025
Bramble Blotch-miner Coptotriche marginea2025
Lime Tuft Bucculatrix thoracella2025
Lime Tuft Bucculatrix thoracella2025
Beautiful Elm Dot Stigmella lemniscella2025
Beautiful Elm Dot Stigmella lemniscella2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Phytomyza agromyzina Phytomyza agromyzina2025
Phytomyza agromyzina Phytomyza agromyzina2025
Nut Leaf Blister Moth Phyllonorycter coryli2025
Nut Leaf Blister Moth Phyllonorycter coryli2025
Plain Elm Dot Stigmella viscerella2025
Plain Elm Dot Stigmella viscerella2025
Oak Carl Tischeria ekebladella2025
Oak Carl Tischeria ekebladella2025
Hazel leaf-miner Phyllonorycter nicellii2025
Hazel leaf-miner Phyllonorycter nicellii2025
Hazel Parornix Parornix devoniella2025
Hazel Parornix Parornix devoniella2025
Angle-barred Rose Dot Ectoedemia angulifasciella2025
Angle-barred Rose Dot Ectoedemia angulifasciella2025
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima2025
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima2025
Willow Dot Stigmella obliquella2025
Willow Dot Stigmella obliquella2025
Lesser Alder Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter stettinensis2025
Lesser Alder Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter stettinensis2025
Rusty Dot Udea ferrugalis2025
Rusty Dot Udea ferrugalis2025
Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra2025
Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra2025
Orange Sallow Tiliacea citrago2025
Orange Sallow Tiliacea citrago2025
Centre-barred Sallow Atethmia centrago2025
Centre-barred Sallow Atethmia centrago2025
Treble-bar Aplocera plagiata2025
Treble-bar Aplocera plagiata2025
Vine's Rustic Hoplodrina ambigua2025
Vine's Rustic Hoplodrina ambigua2025
Flounced Rustic Luperina testacea2025
Flounced Rustic Luperina testacea2025
Ruby Tiger Phragmatobia fuliginosa2025
Ruby Tiger Phragmatobia fuliginosa2025
Pale Mottled Willow Caradrina clavipalpis2025
Pale Mottled Willow Caradrina clavipalpis2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Red Underwing Catocala nupta2025
Red Underwing Catocala nupta2025
Elephant Hawk-moth Deilephila elpenor2025
Elephant Hawk-moth Deilephila elpenor2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2025
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2025
Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus2025
Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus2025
Small White Pieris rapae2025
Small White Pieris rapae2025
Peacock Aglais io2025
Peacock Aglais io2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2025
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2025
Least Carpet Idaea rusticata2025
Least Carpet Idaea rusticata2025
Dingy Shears Apterogenum ypsillon2025
Dingy Shears Apterogenum ypsillon2025
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2025
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2025
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2025
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2025 White Dead-nettle
White Dead-nettle
Lamium album2025
Lamium album2025
Elm Ulmus2025
Elm Ulmus2025
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi2025
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2025
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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