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Church of St Peter ad Vincula

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📷 Julian P Guffogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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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
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Mallard +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Mallard +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Common Nettle, Red Dead-nettle, White Dead-nettle +2 more foraging species

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Bugloss, Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Viper's-bugloss +38 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bugloss, Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Viper's-bugloss +38 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Pseudovadonia livida, Green Shieldbug +21 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Pseudovadonia livida, Green Shieldbug +21 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km

Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Isle of Axholme GreenwayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 169Cycling route

Named routeRef 169National Cycle Network

N/ACycling route120 m

Named routeLength 120 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route167 m

Named routeLength 167 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route323 m

Named routeLength 323 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route864 m

Named routeRef 169Length 864 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

14,287 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

14,287 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds77 species

winterspring

2026

Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Robin · Moorhen +72

BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2023
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
SwiftApus apus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
GadwallMareca strepera2022
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2022
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
CootFulica atra2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2023
SiskinSpinus spinus2023
Water RailRallus aquaticus2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
Little OwlAthene noctua2022
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2021
RavenCorvus corax2025
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
CurlewNumenius arquata2023
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2021
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2021
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2021
NuthatchSitta europaea2021
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2021
Greylag GooseAnser anser2021

🦌

Mammals5 species

springsummerautumn

2024

Hedgehog · Common Pipistrelle · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Soprano Pipistrelle

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2022

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2024

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects23 species

summer

2025

Pseudovadonia livida · Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Alder Leaf Beetle +18

Pseudovadonia lividaPseudovadonia livida2021
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2022
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2022
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2021
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2021
Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale2021
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2021
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2021
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2023
Yellow Mealworm BeetleTenebrio molitor2022
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2022
Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2022
Back-SwimmerNotonecta2022
Rhagium mordaxRhagium mordax2022
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2021
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2021
Horsetail WeevilGrypus equiseti2021
Cionus tuberculosusCionus tuberculosus2021
Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2021

🌿

Plants57 species

summerwinter

2026

Bugloss · Common Nettle · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Shepherd's-purse · Wall Barley +52

BuglossLycopsis arvensis2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2025
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2024
DaisyBellis perennis2024
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024
HazelCorylus avellana2024
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2024
White Dead-nettleLamium album2024
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2023
YarrowAchillea millefolium2023
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2022
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2021
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2021
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2021
Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2024
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024
CowslipPrimula veris2024
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024
Blue FleabaneErigeron acris2024
Common ChickweedStellaria media2024
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2024
Erophila vernaErophila verna2024
Sweet VioletViola odorata2024
Henbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicaule2024
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2024
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024
HopHumulus lupulus2024
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2022
WeldReseda luteola2021
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2021
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2021
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2021
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2021
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2021
White CloverTrifolium repens2021
BalmMelissa officinalis2021
Spurge-laurelDaphne laureola2021
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2021
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2021
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2021
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2021
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2021
CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2021
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2021
Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis2021
Greater PlantainPlantago major2021
HemlockConium maculatum2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

14,287 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds77 species

winterspring

2026

Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Robin · Moorhen +72

BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2023
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
SwiftApus apus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
GadwallMareca strepera2022
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2022
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
CootFulica atra2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2023
SiskinSpinus spinus2023
Water RailRallus aquaticus2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
Little OwlAthene noctua2022
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2021
RavenCorvus corax2025
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
CurlewNumenius arquata2023
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2021
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2021
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2021
NuthatchSitta europaea2021
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2021
Greylag GooseAnser anser2021

🦌

Mammals5 species

springsummerautumn

2024

Hedgehog · Common Pipistrelle · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Soprano Pipistrelle

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2022

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2024

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects23 species

summer

2025

Pseudovadonia livida · Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Alder Leaf Beetle +18

Pseudovadonia lividaPseudovadonia livida2021
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2022
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2022
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2021
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2021
Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale2021
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2021
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2021
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2023
Yellow Mealworm BeetleTenebrio molitor2022
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2022
Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2022
Back-SwimmerNotonecta2022
Rhagium mordaxRhagium mordax2022
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2021
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2021
Horsetail WeevilGrypus equiseti2021
Cionus tuberculosusCionus tuberculosus2021
Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2021

🌿

Plants57 species

summerwinter

2026

Bugloss · Common Nettle · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Shepherd's-purse · Wall Barley +52

BuglossLycopsis arvensis2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2025
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2024
DaisyBellis perennis2024
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024
HazelCorylus avellana2024
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2024
White Dead-nettleLamium album2024
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2023
YarrowAchillea millefolium2023
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2022
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2021
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2021
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2021
Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2024
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024
CowslipPrimula veris2024
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024
Blue FleabaneErigeron acris2024
Common ChickweedStellaria media2024
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2024
Erophila vernaErophila verna2024
Sweet VioletViola odorata2024
Henbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicaule2024
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2024
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024
HopHumulus lupulus2024
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2022
WeldReseda luteola2021
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2021
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2021
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2021
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2021
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2021
White CloverTrifolium repens2021
BalmMelissa officinalis2021
Spurge-laurelDaphne laureola2021
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2021
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2021
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2021
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2021
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2021
CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2021
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2021
Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis2021
Greater PlantainPlantago major2021
HemlockConium maculatum2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Julian P Guffogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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