St John the Baptist's Church
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.66599, -1.07688
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦29+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Woodpigeon
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦29+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Woodpigeon
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
Best for
9 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Woodpigeon, Kestrel +26 more · last seen 2024; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Birds — Mute Swan, Woodpigeon, Kestrel +26 more · last seen 2024; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Green-veined White, Small White +37 more · last seen 2020
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bird's-claw Beard-moss, Crimson-tuber Thread-moss, Schreberian Earth-moss +63 more · last seen 2024
Dogs allowed with public access
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Selby)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef TPTNational Cycle Network
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route224 m▾
Named routeRef 62Length 224 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route317 m▾
Named routeRef 62Length 317 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route105 m▾
Named routeRef 62Length 105 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km▾
Named routeRef 62Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
The Church of St John the Baptist at Pollington cum Balne
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The Church of St John the Baptist at Pollington cum Balne
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
377 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
377 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds29 species
wintersummer
2024Mute Swan · Woodpigeon · Kestrel · House Sparrow · Collared Dove
+24 more speciesHide species list
All 29 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2021
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2021
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2017
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2013
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2021
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2020
- JayGarrulus glandarius2020
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2020
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2017
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2017
- RobinErithacus rubecula2017
- SwiftApus apus2015
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2013
- SwallowHirundo rustica2013
- DunnockPrunella modularis2013
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2013
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2013
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2013
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2013
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2011
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2011
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummerautumn
2023Hedgehog · Rabbit · Muntjac · Red Fox · Pipistrelle
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2020Great Crested Newt · Common Frog
Small Tortoiseshell · Green-veined White · Small White · Meadow Brown · Large White
+35 more speciesHide species list
All 40 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2012
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
🌿Plants66 species
winterautumn
2024Bird's-claw Beard-moss · Crimson-tuber Thread-moss · Schreberian Earth-moss · Common Cord-moss · Creeping Feather-moss
+61 more speciesHide species list
All 66 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2018
- Crimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubens2018
- Schreberian Earth-mossTortula acaulon var. acaulon2017
- Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica2019
- Creeping Feather-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
377 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds29 species
wintersummer
2024Mute Swan · Woodpigeon · Kestrel · House Sparrow · Collared Dove
+24 more speciesHide species list
All 29 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2021
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2021
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2017
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2013
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2021
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2020
- JayGarrulus glandarius2020
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2020
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2017
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2017
- RobinErithacus rubecula2017
- SwiftApus apus2015
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2013
- SwallowHirundo rustica2013
- DunnockPrunella modularis2013
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2013
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2013
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2013
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2013
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2011
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2011
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummerautumn
2023Hedgehog · Rabbit · Muntjac · Red Fox · Pipistrelle
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2020Great Crested Newt · Common Frog
Small Tortoiseshell · Green-veined White · Small White · Meadow Brown · Large White
+35 more speciesHide species list
All 40 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2012
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
🌿Plants66 species
winterautumn
2024Bird's-claw Beard-moss · Crimson-tuber Thread-moss · Schreberian Earth-moss · Common Cord-moss · Creeping Feather-moss
+61 more speciesHide species list
All 66 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2018
- Crimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubens2018
- Schreberian Earth-mossTortula acaulon var. acaulon2017
- Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica2019
- Creeping Feather-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Comma
Comma
Polygonia c-album2019
Polygonia c-album2019
PeacockAglais io2019PeacockAglais io2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2012RingletAphantopus hyperantus2012GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2012GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2012Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2011Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2011Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2012Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2012Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2011Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2011Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2018Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2018Oxypselaphus obscurusOxypselaphus obscurus2010Oxypselaphus obscurusOxypselaphus obscurus2010Bembidion biguttatumBembidion biguttatum2010Bembidion biguttatumBembidion biguttatum2010Agonum fuliginosumAgonum fuliginosum2010Agonum fuliginosumAgonum fuliginosum2010Pterostichus diligensPterostichus diligens2010Pterostichus diligensPterostichus diligens2010Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americanaRosemary BeetleChrysolina americanaWasp BeetleClytus arietisWasp BeetleClytus arietisPainted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019HornetVespa crabro2017HornetVespa crabro2017Rhyacophila dorsalisRhyacophila dorsalis2016Rhyacophila dorsalisRhyacophila dorsalis2016SallowCirrhia icteritia2012SallowCirrhia icteritia2012Green-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthae2012Green-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthae2012ChestnutConistra vaccinii2012ChestnutConistra vaccinii2012Yellow-Line QuakerLeptologia macilenta2012Yellow-Line QuakerLeptologia macilenta2012Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2012Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2012BrickSunira circellaris2012BrickSunira circellaris2012Beaded ChestnutAgrochola lychnidis2012Beaded ChestnutAgrochola lychnidis2012Red-Line QuakerLeptologia lota2012Red-Line QuakerLeptologia lota2012Red-green CarpetChloroclysta siterata2012Red-green CarpetChloroclysta siterata2012Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2011Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2011Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2010Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2010Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2010Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2010Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2010Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2010Bembidion guttulaBembidion guttula2010Bembidion guttulaBembidion guttula2010Bembidion tetracolumBembidion tetracolum2010Bembidion tetracolumBembidion tetracolum2010Bembidion lunulatumBembidion lunulatum2010Bembidion lunulatumBembidion lunulatum2010Acupalpus dubiusAcupalpus dubius2010Acupalpus dubiusAcupalpus dubius2010Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2010Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2010Amblystegium serpens2020
Amblystegium serpens2020
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2020Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2020Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2020Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2020Common Aloe-mossAloina aloides2018Common Aloe-mossAloina aloides2018Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2018Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2018Yellow Feather-mossHomalothecium lutescens2018Yellow Feather-mossHomalothecium lutescens2018Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2018Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2018Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis2017Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis2017Field Forklet-mossDicranella staphylina2017Field Forklet-mossDicranella staphylina2017Golden Thread-mossLeptobryum pyriforme2017Golden Thread-mossLeptobryum pyriforme2017Schreber's Forklet-mossDicranella schreberiana2017Schreber's Forklet-mossDicranella schreberiana2017Common CrystalwortRiccia sorocarpa2017Common CrystalwortRiccia sorocarpa2017White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2020White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2020Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2020Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2020Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2020Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2020Hornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianum2018Hornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianum2018Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2018Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2018Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2018Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2018Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum2018Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum2018Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2018Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2018GreasewortAneura pinguis2018GreasewortAneura pinguis2018Whitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicans2018Whitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicans2018Silver-mossBryum argenteum2018Silver-mossBryum argenteum2018Fallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallax2018Fallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallax2018Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2018Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2018Great Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum2018Great Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum2018Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2018Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2018RedshankCeratodon purpureus2018RedshankCeratodon purpureus2018Common ThreadwortCephaloziella divaricata2018Common ThreadwortCephaloziella divaricata2018Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2018Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2018Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2018Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2018Many-fruited Thyme-mossPlagiomnium affine2018Many-fruited Thyme-mossPlagiomnium affine2018Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum2018Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum2018Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2018Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2018Urn HaircapPogonatum urnigerum2018Urn HaircapPogonatum urnigerum2018Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2018Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2018Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralis2018Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralis2018Pea BryumBryum ruderale2017Pea BryumBryum ruderale2017Floerke's PhascumMicrobryum floerkeanum2017Floerke's PhascumMicrobryum floerkeanum2017Glaucous CrystalwortRiccia glauca2017Glaucous CrystalwortRiccia glauca2017Common PottiaTortula truncata2017Common PottiaTortula truncata2017CarawayCarum carviCarawayCarum carviWelted ThistleCarduus crispus2020Welted ThistleCarduus crispus2020ElderSambucus nigra2020ElderSambucus nigra2020Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2020Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2020Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2020Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2020Heracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondylium f. sphondyliumHeracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondylium f. sphondylium2020Heracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondylium f. sphondyliumHeracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondylium f. sphondylium2020Silver BirchBetula pendula2020Silver BirchBetula pendula2020Red CurrantRibes rubrum2020Red CurrantRibes rubrum2020Field MapleAcer campestre2020Field MapleAcer campestre2020Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2020Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2020Festuca rubra subsp. rubraFestuca rubra subsp. rubra2020Festuca rubra subsp. rubraFestuca rubra subsp. rubra2020CleaversGalium aparine2020CleaversGalium aparine2020Black BryonyTamus communis2020Black BryonyTamus communis2020AshFraxinus excelsior2020AshFraxinus excelsior2020Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2020Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2020Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2020Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2020Stag's-horn SumachRhus typhina2020Stag's-horn SumachRhus typhina2020Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2020Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2020Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2020Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2020Myosotis arvensis var. arvensisMyosotis arvensis var. arvensis2020Myosotis arvensis var. arvensisMyosotis arvensis var. arvensis2020Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2017Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2017Events & activities nearby
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