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The Good Shepherd

📷 Roger Templeman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.75702, -1.20826

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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
  • ☕Coffee Barista — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParking· PaidPlayground

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Lecanora chlarotera s. lat., Common Orange Lichen, Lecidella elaeochroma +35 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Lecanora chlarotera s. lat., Common Orange Lichen, Lecidella elaeochroma +35 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Playgrounds

playground, café, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground, café

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +33 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +33 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Limnephilus lunatus, Large Yellow Underwing, Halesus digitatus +375 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Limnephilus lunatus, Large Yellow Underwing, Halesus digitatus +375 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

39 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Hathern <> KegworthCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7Local cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Cross Hill Lanebyway open to all traffic · 180 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 180 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Cross Hill Lanebyway open to all traffic · 193 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 193 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Church of the Good Shepherd, Park Road

📷 Roger Templeman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Church of the Good Shepherd, Park Road

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🌱Queen's ParkUrban park1.4 km→🌱Queen's ParkUrban park1.4 km→🌱Southfields ParkUrban park1.3 km→🌱Southfields ParkUrban park1.3 km→🌱Sidings ParkUrban park2.5 km→🌱Sidings ParkUrban park2.5 km→

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