Church of St John the Baptist
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.01969, -1.73282
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Friends Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Friends Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Small White, Green-veined White +75 more · last seen 2026
Free
Grade II* listed building: Church of St John with street railings, gates, piers and front steps; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Butterbur, Ramsons, Dog's Mercury +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km16 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Limestone WayWalking route74 km▾
Castleton to Rocester
Named routeLength 74 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Centenary Way (Derbyshire)Walking route▾
Circular Park WalkWalking route1.6 km▾
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Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 00:40Round tripLocal walking route
Hinkley Wood Route, Ilam ParkWalking route1.2 km▾
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Named routeLength 1.2 kmDuration 00:20Point-to-pointLocal walking route
Walk from Dovedale to Milldale, DovedaleWalking route5 km▾
Named routeLength 5 kmDuration 03:00Point-to-pointLocal walking route
Smith's Yardpublic footpath · 71 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 71 mSurface cobblestonePath type: footway
Frith's Yardpublic footpath · 63 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 63 mSurface cobblestonePath type: footway
Shakespeares Yardpublic footpath · 45 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 45 mSurface cobblestonePath type: footway
20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 547Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 547National Cycle Network
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Alternative RouteCycling route3.3 km▾
Named routeRef 547Length 3.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route2.3 km▾
Named routeRef 547Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route450 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 450 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route91 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 91 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Tissington TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Tissington TrailPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Tissington Trailbridleway · 305 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 305 mSurface gravelPath type: cycleway
Tissington Trailbridleway · 44 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 44 mSurface gravelPath type: cycleway
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Church of St John the Baptist, Buxton Road, Ashbourne
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Wildlife to spot
13,282 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
13,282 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Dunnock · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Woodpigeon +32
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- CootFulica atra
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Dock Bug · Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
Common Nettle · Ivy · Herb-Robert · Garlic Mustard · Broad-leaved Dock +70
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
- IvyHedera helix
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025
- CleaversGalium aparine2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,282 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Dunnock · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Woodpigeon +32
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- CootFulica atra
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Dock Bug · Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
Common Nettle · Ivy · Herb-Robert · Garlic Mustard · Broad-leaved Dock +70
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
- IvyHedera helix
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025
- CleaversGalium aparine2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas