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Village Sign

📷 Simon Mortimer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

52.47442, -0.24589

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red Admiral, Meadow Brown, Peacock +153 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Red Admiral, Meadow Brown, Peacock +153 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — False Oat-grass, Yorkshire-fog, Creeping Bent +85 more · last seen 2025; Plants — False Oat-grass, Yorkshire-fog, Creeping Bent +85 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bifid Hemp-nettle, Common Nettle, Bristly Oxtongue +3 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Rothschild WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route93 m
Named routeRef 12Length 93 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Named routeRef 12Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route224 m
Named routeRef 12Length 224 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route54 m
Named routeLength 54 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route186 m
Named routeRef 12Length 186 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Village sign and church, Holme

📷 Simon Mortimer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Village sign and church, Holme

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Holmewood GreenUrban park600 m→🌱The GreenUrban park4.2 km→⛪All Saint's ChurchReligious grounds4.3 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds4.4 km→✦Deserted village of CaldecoteHistoric site5 km→⛪St Giles's ChurchReligious grounds400 m→

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