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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.27297, -0.17897
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Grey Partridge and Woodpigeon
- ✦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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Grey Partridge and Woodpigeon
- ✦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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Grey Partridge, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Grey Partridge, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Ringlet +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
Grade II* listed building: CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Creeping Feather-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme +43 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Living Landscapes (Short Route)Cycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Lindsey TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Photos
Great Sturton, All Saints Church: Roof
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Brachycaudus (Brachycaudus) helichrysi
Brachycaudus (Brachycaudus) helichrysi
Microlophium carnosumMicrolophium carnosumMicrolophium carnosumMicrolophium carnosumAphis (Aphis) hederaeAphis (Aphis) hederaeAphis (Aphis) hederaeAphis (Aphis) hederaeEmperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2023Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2023Cheilosia caerulescensCheilosia caerulescens2022Cheilosia caerulescensCheilosia caerulescens2022Platystomos albinusPlatystomos albinus2022Platystomos albinusPlatystomos albinus2022Dicranella staphylina
Dicranella staphylina
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareKneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum ripariumKneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum ripariumLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataDwarf Feather-mossMicroeurhynchium pumilumDwarf Feather-mossMicroeurhynchium pumilumWater Screw-mossSyntrichia latifoliaWater Screw-mossSyntrichia latifoliaBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataFlat NeckeraNeckera complanataFlat NeckeraNeckera complanataBruch's PincushionUlota bruchiiBruch's PincushionUlota bruchiiFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeCommon PincushionDicranoweisia cirrataCommon PincushionDicranoweisia cirrataCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusDune Thread-mossBryum dichotomumDune Thread-mossBryum dichotomumPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumStraw Bristle-mossOrthotrichum stramineumStraw Bristle-mossOrthotrichum stramineumLyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyelliiLyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyelliiSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralisGreen Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimusGreen Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimusFlabby Thread-mossBryum moravicumFlabby Thread-mossBryum moravicumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioidesLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioidesSyntrichia montana var. montanaSyntrichia montana var. montanaSyntrichia montana var. montanaSyntrichia montana var. montanaNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum