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St Peter's Church

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeFungiBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.59766, -1.08052

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • ☕Chestnuts Coffee Shop — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking· Paid

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Crepidotus, Jelly Ear, King Alfred's Cakes +22 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Crepidotus, Jelly Ear, King Alfred's Cakes +22 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +30 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +30 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Carder Bee, Lucilia, Common Wasp +277 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Lucilia, Common Wasp +277 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

café

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

85 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Leicester 'Route 4'Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Leicester 'Route 3'Cycling route
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Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Leicester 'Route 2'Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
West End WayCycling route
Named routeRef West End WayLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

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St Peter's church. Oadby

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Peter's church. Oadby

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️BROCKS HILLCountry park900 m→🌱Brocks HillUrban park900 m→🦉THE BOROUGH OF OADBY AND WIGSTON (BROCKS HILL COUNTRY PARK)Nature reserve900 m→🌱Knighton ParkUrban park1.8 km→🌱Evington ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Evington ParkUrban park3 km→

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