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St Peter and St Paul's Church

📷 Julian P Guffogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 63m away — 2 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 63m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pintail +26 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pintail +26 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Aphrodes · last seen 2025; Insects — Aphrodes · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Box, Yarrow, Harebell · last seen 2025; Plants — Box, Yarrow, Harebell · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths 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

Rutland RoundWalking route105 km

Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route

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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Rutland Water CircuitCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

National Byway (Northamptonshire)Cycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

39,093 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

39,093 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds8 species

winter

2026

Wigeon · Shoveler · Pintail · Pochard · Black-tailed Godwit +3

WigeonMareca penelope
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
PintailAnas acuta
PochardAythya ferina
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
RuffCalidris pugnax
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
MerlinFalco columbarius2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

39,093 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds8 species

winter

2026

Wigeon · Shoveler · Pintail · Pochard · Black-tailed Godwit +3

WigeonMareca penelope
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
PintailAnas acuta
PochardAythya ferina
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
RuffCalidris pugnax
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
MerlinFalco columbarius2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Julian P Guffogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Interior, St Peter and St Paul's church, Preston

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪The Church of St Peter and St PaulReligious grounds2.8 km→✦Martinsthorpe deserted medieval villageHistoric site2.3 km→✦MartinsthorpeHistoric site2.3 km→✦Bridge over River ChaterHistoric site1.4 km→⛪St Peter and St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds2.5 km→✦Brooke PrioryHistoric site4.4 km→

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