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St Thomas À Becket's Church

📷 Tim Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.61646, -0.90624

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Spotted Flycatcher and Pheasant
  • 🍄Mushroom 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 — Spotted Flycatcher, Pheasant, Kestrel +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Spotted Flycatcher, Pheasant, Kestrel +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — White Fibrecap, Yellow Brain, Clouded Funnel +30 more · last seen 2023; Fungi — White Fibrecap, Yellow Brain, Clouded Funnel +30 more · last seen 2023

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Nettle, Perennial Rye-grass, Broad-leaved Dock +155 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Common Nettle, Perennial Rye-grass, Broad-leaved Dock +155 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Hazel, Hawthorn +23 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Red Admiral, Small Striped Flea Beetle, Speckled Wood +34 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Red Admiral, Small Striped Flea Beetle, Speckled Wood +34 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 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
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

12 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 route3.9 km
Named routeRef 63Length 3.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km
Named routeRef 63Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Church of St Thomas a Becket, Skeffington

📷 Tim Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Church of St Thomas a Becket, Skeffington

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✦Cold Newton village earthworkHistoric site4.5 km→✦Cold Newton shrunken medieval village and moated siteHistoric site4.7 km→✦Cold Newton village earthworkHistoric site4.7 km→🌱St Mary's ChurchUrban park4.2 km→🐄Leicester Animal RescueVisitor farm1.7 km→⛪St Thomas À Becket's ChurchReligious grounds2.6 km→

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