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St Peter's Church

4 ha

📷 Carolyn Mansfield · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.84816, -1.06815

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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
  • 🚻Toilets 49m from the site — useful for longer visits or those with young children

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Toilets

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Blue, Small Tortoiseshell, Small Copper +29 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue, Small Tortoiseshell, Small Copper +29 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Family friendly

toilets

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

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

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Bunny Old Wood Nature TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Rushcliffe Country Park 10km CourseWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Notts Wolds WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Grantham CanalCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Fosse 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Sun on St. Peter's Church, Widmerpool

📷 Carolyn Mansfield · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sun on St. Peter's Church, Widmerpool

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Willoughby Community ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Geological walkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Keyworth SkateparkUrban park3.7 km→⛪Church of St Mary MagdaleneReligious grounds3 km→✦Thorpe in the Glebe medieval settlement, including church site and open field systemHistoric site3.4 km→✦Moat, fishpond, enclosures, hollow way and postmill mound 600m north-west of Barland FieldsHistoric site4.7 km→

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