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St Peter and St Paul's Church

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, House Sparrow +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, House Sparrow +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Spotted-orchid, Pyramidal Orchid, Bee Orchid +161 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Spotted-orchid, Pyramidal Orchid, Bee Orchid +161 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Ground Elder Rust, Puccinia lapsanae, Rose Rust +6 more · last seen 2023; Fungi — Ground Elder Rust, Puccinia lapsanae, Rose Rust +6 more · last seen 2023

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Three-striped Woodlouse-fly, Black Woodlouse-fly, Swollen-thighed Beetle +37 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Three-striped Woodlouse-fly, Black Woodlouse-fly, Swollen-thighed Beetle +37 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Flowering Currant, Wild Strawberry +6 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Hereward WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
Torpel WayWalking route
Named route
🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Church of St Peter and St Paul, Great Casterton

Church of St Peter and St Paul, Great Casterton

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