Chapel of St John the Baptist
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.63033, -0.82100
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant and Woodpigeon
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- ☕Launde Abbey Retreat House And Conference Centre — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant and Woodpigeon
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- ☕Launde Abbey Retreat House And Conference Centre — 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 — Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Red-legged Partridge +46 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Rabbit, Brown Hare, Brown Rat +13 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Witch's Butter, Yellow Brain, Crystal Brain +21 more · last seen 2026
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Scarce Chaser, Common Darter, Lesser Marsh Grasshopper +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
café; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km▾
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
Leicestershire RoundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route▾
National Byway in Rutland
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Oakham Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route9.1 km▾
Named routeRef 63Length 9.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 63Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
St John the Baptist's Church, Chester
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
32,525 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
32,525 records · National Biodiversity NetworkPheasant · Marsh Tit · Long-tailed Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +19
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Rabbit · Muntjac · Red Fox · Brown Hare · Brown Rat +4
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Aphanus rolandri
- Aphanus rolandriAphanus rolandri
🍄Fungi20 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Witch's Butter · Yellow Brain · Crystal Brain · Crepidotus · Twig Parachute +15
- Witch's ButterExidia glandulosa
- Yellow BrainTremella mesenterica
- Crystal BrainExidia nucleata
- CrepidotusCrepidotus
- Twig ParachuteMarasmiellus ramealis2025
- Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
32,525 records · National Biodiversity NetworkPheasant · Marsh Tit · Long-tailed Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +19
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Rabbit · Muntjac · Red Fox · Brown Hare · Brown Rat +4
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Aphanus rolandri
- Aphanus rolandriAphanus rolandri
🍄Fungi20 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Witch's Butter · Yellow Brain · Crystal Brain · Crepidotus · Twig Parachute +15
- Witch's ButterExidia glandulosa
- Yellow BrainTremella mesenterica
- Crystal BrainExidia nucleata
- CrepidotusCrepidotus
- Twig ParachuteMarasmiellus ramealis2025
- Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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