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St Andrew's Church

📷 J.Hannan-Briggs · 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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Wren, Woodpigeon +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Wren, Woodpigeon +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Large White, Red Admiral, Peacock +18 more · last seen 2021; Insects — Large White, Red Admiral, Peacock +18 more · last seen 2021

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Canadian Waterweed, Herb-Robert, Enchanter's-nightshade +4 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Canadian Waterweed, Herb-Robert, Enchanter's-nightshade +4 more · last seen 2023

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

King Charles III England Coast Path: Skegness to MablethorpeWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

2000 CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route C3Cycling route

Wainfleet to Alford

Named routeRef C3Local cycle route

Route C1Cycling route

Alford to Spilsby

Named routeRef C1Local cycle route

Route C7Cycling route

Alford to Mablethorpe

Named routeRef C7Local cycle route

Route C4Cycling route

Alford Circular Route

Named routeRef C4Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

6,389 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,389 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

summer

2025

Robin · Pheasant · Woodpigeon · Stock Dove · Wren +45

RobinErithacus rubecula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
LinnetLinaria cannabina
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SwallowHirundo rustica
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RookCorvus frugilegus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
SwiftApus apus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Common GullLarus canus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
RavenCorvus corax
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
House MartinDelichon urbicum

🦌

Mammals5 species

summer

2025

Brown Hare · Rabbit · Muntjac · Stoat · Roe Deer

Brown HareLepus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
StoatMustela erminea
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,389 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

summer

2025

Robin · Pheasant · Woodpigeon · Stock Dove · Wren +45

RobinErithacus rubecula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
LinnetLinaria cannabina
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SwallowHirundo rustica
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RookCorvus frugilegus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
SwiftApus apus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Common GullLarus canus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
RavenCorvus corax
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
House MartinDelichon urbicum

🦌

Mammals5 species

summer

2025

Brown Hare · Rabbit · Muntjac · Stoat · Roe Deer

Brown HareLepus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
StoatMustela erminea
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 J.Hannan-Briggs · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Interior, St Andrew's church, Beesby

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