Scalford Methodist Church
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.80802, -0.87009
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ⛪Churchyard walks 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
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ⛪Churchyard walks is at its best in summer here
- 🐕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 — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Southern Hawker, Scathophaga stercoraria, Coremacera marginata +38 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Green Alkanet, Horse-radish, White Stonecrop +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 26 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Mowbray WayWalking route14 km▾
Named routeLength 14 kmLocal walking route
Jubilee Way (Leicestershire)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km▾
Named routeRef 64Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route687 m▾
Named routeRef 64Length 687 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route24 m▾
Named routeLength 24 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route485 m▾
Named routeRef 64Length 485 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 64Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
17,179 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
17,179 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Long-tailed Tit · Blackbird · Goldfinch +46
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- RavenCorvus corax
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- SwiftApus apus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GadwallMareca strepera
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
🦌Mammals5 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Badger · Natterer's Bat
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- BadgerMeles meles
- Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri2025
Scathophaga stercoraria · Coremacera marginata · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Hairy Dragonfly +21
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Coremacera marginataCoremacera marginata2025
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
- Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2025
- Ribautiana tenerrima
Horse-radish
- Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
17,179 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Long-tailed Tit · Blackbird · Goldfinch +46
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- RavenCorvus corax
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- SwiftApus apus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GadwallMareca strepera
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
🦌Mammals5 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Badger · Natterer's Bat
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- BadgerMeles meles
- Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri2025
Scathophaga stercoraria · Coremacera marginata · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Hairy Dragonfly +21
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Coremacera marginataCoremacera marginata2025
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
- Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2025
- Ribautiana tenerrima
Horse-radish
- Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ribautiana tenerrima2025
Ribautiana tenerrima2025
Hauptidia maroccanaHauptidia maroccana2025Hauptidia maroccanaHauptidia maroccana2025Stenocranus minutusStenocranus minutus2025Stenocranus minutusStenocranus minutus2025Cicadula persimilisCicadula persimilis2025Cicadula persimilisCicadula persimilis2025Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2025Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2025CommaPolygonia c-album2025CommaPolygonia c-album2025Common BluePolyommatus icarus2025Common BluePolyommatus icarus2025Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2025Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2025Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2025Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2025Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025Large WhitePieris brassicae2025Large WhitePieris brassicae2025GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2025GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2025Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2025Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025Small WhitePieris rapae2025Small WhitePieris rapae2025Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2025Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2025Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2025Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2025MulleinCucullia verbasci2025MulleinCucullia verbasci2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025