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St Wilfrid's Church

📷 Duncan Strand · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.54101, -0.99216

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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
  • 🌿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
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Starling, Kestrel +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Starling, Kestrel +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Willow Emerald Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird +49 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Willow Emerald Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cow Parsley, Yarrow, Cock's-foot +215 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cow Parsley, Yarrow, Cock's-foot +215 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Dandelion, White Dead-nettle +24 more foraging species

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Root Rot, Chewing Gum Lichen, Lecidella elaeochroma +1 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Root Rot, Chewing Gum Lichen, Lecidella elaeochroma +1 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route860 m
Named routeRef 6Length 860 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.7 km
Named routeRef 6Length 4.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route217 m
Named routeRef 6Length 217 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km
Named routeRef 63Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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St Wilfrid's Church

📷 Duncan Strand · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Wilfrid's Church

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🌱The RecUrban park600 m→🌱Fordview Play ParkUrban park4.9 km→✦Gumley medieval settlement remains, rabbit warren and field systems, 600m south west of the Church of St HelenHistoric site4.2 km→✦LANGTON HALLHistoric site3.5 km→🌱Edward Road ParkUrban park3.9 km→✦Gumley medieval settlement remains and field systems, 620m south east of the Church of St HelenHistoric site4.2 km→

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