Churchyard cross, St Peter's churchyard
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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
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Getting here
53.14965, 0.09766
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw 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
- 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw 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 — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +81 more · last seen 2023
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +81 more · last seen 2023
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Peacock, Meadow Brown +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Yellow-rattle, Lesser Stitchwort, White Dead-nettle +14 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km16 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
3 signed routes nearby
Route C5Cycling route▾
Spilsby circular route
Named routeRef C5Local cycle route
Route C1Cycling route▾
Alford to Spilsby
Named routeRef C1Local cycle route
Route C2Cycling route▾
Spilsby to Wainfleet
Named routeRef C2Local cycle route
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St Peter's church, Toynton St Peter
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Wildlife to spot
7,169 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,169 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds16 species
winterspring
2023▾
Blackbird · Mistle Thrush · Little Owl · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Jackdaw +11
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2019
- Little OwlAthene noctua2019
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JackdawColoeus monedula2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
- SwiftApus apus2019
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2019
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2019
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2019
- Common GullLarus canus2019
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2019
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2019
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2019
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2019
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2019
Hedgehog · Red Fox · American Mink
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2020
- American MinkNeovison vison2022
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Poecilus versicolor · Amara similata · Amara lunicollis · Demetrias atricapillus · Bembidion guttula +64
- Poecilus versicolorPoecilus versicolor
- Amara similataAmara similata2021
- Amara lunicollisAmara lunicollis2021
- Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus2021
- Bembidion guttulaBembidion guttula2021
- Acupalpus dubiusAcupalpus dubius
Reed Sweet-grass · Nuttall's Waterweed · Fat Duckweed · Reed Canary-grass · Lesser Stitchwort +28
- Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima2020
- Nuttall's WaterweedElodea nuttallii2020
- Fat DuckweedLemna gibba2020
- Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2020
- Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea
- Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,169 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds16 species
winterspring
2023▾
Blackbird · Mistle Thrush · Little Owl · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Jackdaw +11
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2019
- Little OwlAthene noctua2019
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JackdawColoeus monedula2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
- SwiftApus apus2019
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2019
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2019
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2019
- Common GullLarus canus2019
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2019
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2019
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2019
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2019
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2019
Hedgehog · Red Fox · American Mink
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2020
- American MinkNeovison vison2022
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Poecilus versicolor · Amara similata · Amara lunicollis · Demetrias atricapillus · Bembidion guttula +64
- Poecilus versicolorPoecilus versicolor
- Amara similataAmara similata2021
- Amara lunicollisAmara lunicollis2021
- Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus2021
- Bembidion guttulaBembidion guttula2021
- Acupalpus dubiusAcupalpus dubius
Reed Sweet-grass · Nuttall's Waterweed · Fat Duckweed · Reed Canary-grass · Lesser Stitchwort +28
- Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima2020
- Nuttall's WaterweedElodea nuttallii2020
- Fat DuckweedLemna gibba2020
- Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2020
- Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea
- Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2021
2021
Agonum fuliginosumAgonum fuliginosum2021Agonum fuliginosumAgonum fuliginosum2021Calathus melanocephalusCalathus melanocephalus2021Calathus melanocephalusCalathus melanocephalus2021Amara familiarisAmara familiaris2021Amara familiarisAmara familiaris2021Bembidion quadrimaculatumBembidion quadrimaculatum2021Bembidion quadrimaculatumBembidion quadrimaculatum2021Bembidion obtusumBembidion obtusum2021Bembidion obtusumBembidion obtusum2021Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024Atomaria scutellarisAtomaria scutellaris2021Atomaria scutellarisAtomaria scutellaris2021Agriotes lineatusAgriotes lineatus2021Agriotes lineatusAgriotes lineatus2021Ceutorhynchus erysimiCeutorhynchus erysimi2021Ceutorhynchus erysimiCeutorhynchus erysimi2021Chrysolina oricalciaChrysolina oricalcia2021Chrysolina oricalciaChrysolina oricalcia2021Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata2021Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata2021Pterostichus vernalisPterostichus vernalis2021Pterostichus vernalisPterostichus vernalis2021Epuraea biguttata (= unicolor 2006-2020)Epuraea biguttata (= unicolor 2006-2020)2021Epuraea biguttata (= unicolor 2006-2020)Epuraea biguttata (= unicolor 2006-2020)2021Anthicus antherinusAnthicus antherinus2021Anthicus antherinusAnthicus antherinus2021Philorhizus melanocephalusPhilorhizus melanocephalus2021Philorhizus melanocephalusPhilorhizus melanocephalus2021Stomis pumicatusStomis pumicatus2021Stomis pumicatusStomis pumicatus2021Pterostichus strenuusPterostichus strenuus2021Pterostichus strenuusPterostichus strenuus2021Agriotes sputatorAgriotes sputator2021Agriotes sputatorAgriotes sputator2021Mangold Flea BeetleChaetocnema concinna2021Mangold Flea BeetleChaetocnema concinna2021Paradromius linearisParadromius linearis2021Paradromius linearisParadromius linearis2021Atomaria testaceaAtomaria testacea2021Atomaria testaceaAtomaria testacea2021Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2020Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2020Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2020Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2020GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaVine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatusVine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatusPill BeetleByrrhus pilulaPill BeetleByrrhus pilulaHarpalus tardusHarpalus tardusHarpalus tardusHarpalus tardus7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataEnicmus testaceusEnicmus testaceusEnicmus testaceusEnicmus testaceusVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciTwin-lobed DeerflyChrysops relictus2024Twin-lobed DeerflyChrysops relictus2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2023Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2023Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2023Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2023Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2022Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2022Glischrochilus hortensisGlischrochilus hortensis2021Glischrochilus hortensisGlischrochilus hortensis20212-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20212-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2021Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2021Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2021Small Striped Flea BeetlePhyllotreta undulata2021Small Striped Flea BeetlePhyllotreta undulata2021Flax Flea BeetleLongitarsus parvulus2021Flax Flea BeetleLongitarsus parvulus2021Parethelcus pollinariusParethelcus pollinarius2021Parethelcus pollinariusParethelcus pollinarius2021Notaris acridulusNotaris acridulus2021Notaris acridulusNotaris acridulus2021Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis2021Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis2021Celery Leaf BeetlePhaedon tumidulus2021Celery Leaf BeetlePhaedon tumidulus2021Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2021Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2021Micrambe ulicisMicrambe ulicis2021Micrambe ulicisMicrambe ulicis2021Meligethes morosusMeligethes morosus2021Meligethes morosusMeligethes morosus2021Common Pollen BeetleMeligethes aeneus2021Common Pollen BeetleMeligethes aeneus2021Small Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatus2021Small Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatus2021Brown-tailEuproctis chrysorrhoea2019Brown-tailEuproctis chrysorrhoea2019BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019PeacockAglais io2019PeacockAglais io2019Fennel PondweedStuckenia pectinata2020Fennel PondweedStuckenia pectinata2020Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2020Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2020Water-StarwortCallitriche2020Water-StarwortCallitriche2020Rigid HornwortCeratophyllum demersum2020Rigid HornwortCeratophyllum demersum2020White Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisWhite BryonyBryonia dioicaWhite BryonyBryonia dioicaFoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2022FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2022Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2022Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2022HawthornCrataegus monogyna2022HawthornCrataegus monogyna2022Common NettleUrtica dioica2022Common NettleUrtica dioica2022White CloverTrifolium repens2022White CloverTrifolium repens2022Black HorehoundBallota nigra2022Black HorehoundBallota nigra2022RagwortSenecio2022RagwortSenecio2022ElderSambucus nigra2022ElderSambucus nigra2022BrambleRubus2022BrambleRubus2022IvyHedera helix2022IvyHedera helix2022Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2022Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2022HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2022HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2022Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus2020Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus2020Blunt-fruited Water-starwortCallitriche obtusangula2020Blunt-fruited Water-starwortCallitriche obtusangula2020Great BindweedCalystegia sepium subsp. sepium2020Great BindweedCalystegia sepium subsp. sepium2020Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2020Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2020Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2020Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2020Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2020Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2020Lesser PondweedPotamogeton pusillus2020Lesser PondweedPotamogeton pusillus2020MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2020MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2020