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St Peter's Church

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.56568, -0.81091

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chiffchaff and Pheasant
  • 🌿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

Bird watching

Birds — Chiffchaff, Pheasant, Kestrel +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Chiffchaff, Pheasant, Kestrel +52 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Setaceous Hebrew Character, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Large Yellow Underwing +117 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Setaceous Hebrew Character, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Large Yellow Underwing +117 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Creeping Buttercup, Spear Thistle, Annual Meadow-grass +86 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Creeping Buttercup, Spear Thistle, Annual Meadow-grass +86 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Hogweed, White Dead-nettle +13 more foraging species

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Cedar Cup, Ramalina farinacea, Physcia adscendens +5 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Cedar Cup, Ramalina farinacea, Physcia adscendens +5 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Route 64Cycling route
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route9.1 km
Named routeRef 63Length 9.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 63Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.4 km
Named routeRef 64Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Slate memorials, east end, north aisle, St Peter's church, Horninghold

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Slate memorials, east end, north aisle, St Peter's church, Horninghold

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Giles ChurchReligious grounds4.1 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3.4 km→✦Moated site at AllextonHistoric site3.6 km→✦The Old RectoryHistoric site4 km→✦Bridge at MedbourneHistoric site4.1 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds2.1 km→

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