St Simon and St Jude's Church
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Places › England › East Midlands › Hinckley and Bosworth Getting here
52.57961, -1.30612
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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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Redwing, Wheatear +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swift, Redwing, Wheatear +79 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hawthorn Leaf-miner, Blue-shot Dot, Golden Dot +106 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Hawthorn Leaf-miner, Blue-shot Dot, Golden Dot +106 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cleavers, False Oat-grass, Creeping Thistle +95 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Cleavers, False Oat-grass, Creeping Thistle +95 more · last seen 2024
Free
Plants — Hogweed, Common Nettle, Elder +12 more foraging species
Varies
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Parrot Waxcap, Dothidella ulmi, Amanita citrina +1 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Parrot Waxcap, Dothidella ulmi, Amanita citrina +1 more · last seen 2024
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 19 signed routes nearby
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Footpath V51 Walking route ▾
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Show on map Footpath V35 Walking route ▾
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Show on map Footpath U50 Walking route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
6,411 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,411 records · National Biodiversity Network Redwing · Swift · Meadow Pipit · Tawny Owl · Song Thrush +35
Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2023 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Redshank Tringa totanus2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2023 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2023 Teal Anas crecca2023 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2023 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2023 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2023 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Greenshank Tringa nebularia2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐝 Insects 42 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Red-tailed Bumblebee · Field Digger Wasp · Scarlet Tiger · Early Bumblebee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +37
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Field Digger Wasp Mellinus arvensis2025 Scarlet Tiger Callimorpha dominula2025 Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2025 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Parrot Waxcap
Parrot Waxcap Gliophorus psittacinus Rough Meadow-grass · Creeping Buttercup · Creeping Thistle · Cow Parsley · Creeping Bent +22
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis2023 Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2023 Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2023 Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2023 Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2023 Pyramidal Orchid Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,411 records · National Biodiversity Network Redwing · Swift · Meadow Pipit · Tawny Owl · Song Thrush +35
Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2023 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Redshank Tringa totanus2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2023 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2023 Teal Anas crecca2023 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2023 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2023 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2023 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Greenshank Tringa nebularia2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐝 Insects 42 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Red-tailed Bumblebee · Field Digger Wasp · Scarlet Tiger · Early Bumblebee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +37
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Field Digger Wasp Mellinus arvensis2025 Scarlet Tiger Callimorpha dominula2025 Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2025 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Parrot Waxcap
Parrot Waxcap Gliophorus psittacinus Rough Meadow-grass · Creeping Buttercup · Creeping Thistle · Cow Parsley · Creeping Bent +22
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis2023 Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2023 Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2023 Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2023 Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2023 Pyramidal Orchid Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
March Moth Alsophila aescularia
March Moth Alsophila aescularia
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2025
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2025
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2025
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2025
Anthocomus fasciatus Anthocomus fasciatus2025
Anthocomus fasciatus Anthocomus fasciatus2025
Hazel leaf-miner Phyllonorycter nicellii2024
Hazel leaf-miner Phyllonorycter nicellii2024
Knopper Gall Andricus quercuscalicis2024
Knopper Gall Andricus quercuscalicis2024
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita2024
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita2024
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2024
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2024
Cherry Gall Cynips quercusfolii2024
Cherry Gall Cynips quercusfolii2024
Hawthorn Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter corylifoliella2023
Hawthorn Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter corylifoliella2023
Holly Leaf Gall Fly Phytomyza ilicis2023
Holly Leaf Gall Fly Phytomyza ilicis2023
Thistle Case-bearer Coleophora peribenanderi2023
Thistle Case-bearer Coleophora peribenanderi2023
Blue-shot Dot Stigmella plagicolella2023
Blue-shot Dot Stigmella plagicolella2023
Firethorn Leaf Miner Phyllonorycter leucographella2023
Firethorn Leaf Miner Phyllonorycter leucographella2023
Shining Elm Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter schreberella2023
Shining Elm Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter schreberella2023
Phytomyza agromyzina Phytomyza agromyzina2023
Phytomyza agromyzina Phytomyza agromyzina2023
Bindweed Sleeper Bedellia somnulentella2023
Bindweed Sleeper Bedellia somnulentella2023
Hawthorn Parornix Parornix anglicella2023
Hawthorn Parornix Parornix anglicella2023
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2023
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2023
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2023
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2023
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2023
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2023
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2023
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2023
House-fly Musca domestica2023
House-fly Musca domestica2023
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2023
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2023
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2023
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2023
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2023
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2023
Shaded Broad-bar Scotopteryx chenopodiata2023
Shaded Broad-bar Scotopteryx chenopodiata2023
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2023
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2023
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae2023
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae2023
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum2023
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum2023
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2023
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2023
Green-veined White Pieris napi2023
Green-veined White Pieris napi2023
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2023
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2023
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2023
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2023
Phytomyza pastinacae/spondylii Phytomyza pastinacae/spondylii2023
Phytomyza pastinacae/spondylii Phytomyza pastinacae/spondylii2023 Anacamptis pyramidalis
Anacamptis pyramidalis
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2023
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2023
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2023
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2023
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2023
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2023
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2023
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2023
Cleavers Galium aparine2023
Cleavers Galium aparine2023
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2023
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2023
White Clover Trifolium repens2023
White Clover Trifolium repens2023
Common Couch Elymus repens2023
Common Couch Elymus repens2023
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea2023
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea2023
Hare's-foot Clover Trifolium arvense2023
Hare's-foot Clover Trifolium arvense2023
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2023
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2023
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium2023
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium2023
Yew Taxus baccata2023
Yew Taxus baccata2023
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2023
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2023
Long-headed Poppy Papaver dubium2023
Long-headed Poppy Papaver dubium2023
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2023
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2023
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2023
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2023
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2023
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2023
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2023
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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