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St Peter's Church

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.69166, -1.45723

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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
  • 🌿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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Willow Emerald Damselfly +123 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Willow Emerald Damselfly +123 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cleavers, False Oat-grass, Ribwort Plantain +258 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cleavers, False Oat-grass, Ribwort Plantain +258 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Chickweed, Common Nettle, Hawthorn +29 more foraging species

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Club Foot, Cladonia rangiformis, Mallow Rust +1 more · last seen 2023; Fungi — Club Foot, Cladonia rangiformis, Mallow Rust +1 more · last seen 2023

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ivanhoe WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

49 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Route 52Cycling route
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route659 m
Named routeRef 63Length 659 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Named routeRef 52Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route576 m
Named routeLength 576 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route126 m
Named routeRef 52Length 126 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Family Forest Trail (Yellow)Mountain bike route
Named routeRef Family Forest TrailRound trip
Wood Farm TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRef Wood Farm Trail
Shell Brook TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRef Shell Brook TrailRound tripLocal cycle route
Hicks Lodge TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

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St Peter's Church in Swepstone

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Peter's Church in Swepstone

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Sence Valley Country ParkUrban park3.3 km→🏞️SENCE VALLEYCountry park3.3 km→🌱St John's ChurchUrban park2.2 km→🌱Leicester Road Play ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Sence Valley Forest ParkUrban park3.3 km→⛪St Laurence's ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→

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