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WELFORD ROAD CEMETERY

12 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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52.62205, -1.12808

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About WELFORD ROAD CEMETERY

Welford Road Cemetery is a public cemetery in Leicester, England.

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CemeteryGrade II listed park and garden

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
  • ☕The Square Café — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParkingToilets

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

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Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Magpie, Blackbird +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Magpie, Blackbird +56 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Western Honey Bee +245 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Western Honey Bee +245 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ash, Daisy, Spear Thistle +95 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ash, Daisy, Spear Thistle +95 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Elder, Bramble, Dandelion +12 more foraging species

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Puccinia lapsanae, Lecidella elaeochroma, Common Bird's Nest +4 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Puccinia lapsanae, Lecidella elaeochroma, Common Bird's Nest +4 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Blaby Village Heritage TrailWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

168 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Leicester 'Route 4'Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Leicester 'Route 3'Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
NCN 6 Flood Diversion RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Leicester 'Route 2'Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
West End WayCycling route
Named routeRef West End WayLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Snowdrops at Welford Road Cemetery

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Snowdrops at Welford Road Cemetery

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