St John the Baptist Church
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✦Heritage🦅Birds🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.46354, -0.65384
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦13+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Pheasant
- ✦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
- 🐦13+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Pheasant
- ✦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
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Pheasant, House Sparrow +10 more · last seen 2023
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Small White, Large White +25 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Mouse-ear, White Clover, Taraxacum agg. +17 more · last seen 2023
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Pheasant, House Sparrow +10 more · last seen 2023
Free
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
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St John the Baptist Church, Northorpe
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Wildlife to spot
1,116 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,116 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCarrion Crow · Pheasant · House Sparrow · Blackbird · Pied Wagtail +7
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2019
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2019
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2019
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2019
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2019
- RobinErithacus rubecula2019
- JackdawColoeus monedula2018
- Barn OwlTyto alba2018
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2016
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2016
- Little OwlAthene noctua2012
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2022▾
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Red Admiral · Small White · Large White · Small Tortoiseshell · Peacock +22
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui
🌿Plants50 species
springsummer
2023▾
Yorkshire-fog · White Clover · Common Mouse-ear · Perennial Rye-grass · Cock's-foot +45
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
- Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- Jacobaea vulgaris subsp. vulgarisJacobaea vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,116 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCarrion Crow · Pheasant · House Sparrow · Blackbird · Pied Wagtail +7
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2019
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2019
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2019
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2019
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2019
- RobinErithacus rubecula2019
- JackdawColoeus monedula2018
- Barn OwlTyto alba2018
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2016
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2016
- Little OwlAthene noctua2012
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2022▾
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Red Admiral · Small White · Large White · Small Tortoiseshell · Peacock +22
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui
🌿Plants50 species
springsummer
2023▾
Yorkshire-fog · White Clover · Common Mouse-ear · Perennial Rye-grass · Cock's-foot +45
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
- Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- Jacobaea vulgaris subsp. vulgarisJacobaea vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2015GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2015CommaPolygonia c-album2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2016Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2016Hydropsyche angustipennisHydropsyche angustipennis2016Hydropsyche angustipennisHydropsyche angustipennis2016Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2017Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2017Green-veined WhitePieris napi2013Green-veined WhitePieris napi2013Acyrthosiphon (Acyrthosiphon) pisumAcyrthosiphon (Acyrthosiphon) pisumAcyrthosiphon (Acyrthosiphon) pisumAcyrthosiphon (Acyrthosiphon) pisumSpeckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019Tinodes waeneriTinodes waeneri2016Tinodes waeneriTinodes waeneri2016Athripsodes aterrimusAthripsodes aterrimus2016Athripsodes aterrimusAthripsodes aterrimus2016Molanna angustataMolanna angustata2016Molanna angustataMolanna angustata2016Goera pilosaGoera pilosa2016Goera pilosaGoera pilosa2016Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2016Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2016Limnephilus extricatusLimnephilus extricatus2015Limnephilus extricatusLimnephilus extricatus2015Micropterna lateralisMicropterna lateralis2015Micropterna lateralisMicropterna lateralis2015Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2015Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2015Common BluePolyommatus icarus2015Common BluePolyommatus icarus2015Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2015Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2015RingletAphantopus hyperantus2013RingletAphantopus hyperantus2013Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseFescueFestucaFescueFestucaDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSnowdropGalanthus nivalis2017SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2017Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens2015Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens2015Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2015Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2015Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertoloniiSmaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertoloniiHop TrefoilTrifolium campestreHop TrefoilTrifolium campestreField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisCommon BentAgrostis capillaris2015Common BentAgrostis capillaris2015Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2015Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2015Red FescueFestuca rubra2015Red FescueFestuca rubra2015False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2015False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2015DandelionTaraxacum2015DandelionTaraxacum2015Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2015Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2015Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisCommon VetchVicia sativaCommon VetchVicia sativaYellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescensYellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescensCaper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris2019Caper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris2019ColtsfootTussilago farfara2018ColtsfootTussilago farfara2018Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2018Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2018Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2018Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2018Winter AconiteEranthis hyemalis2017Winter AconiteEranthis hyemalis2017Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2015Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2015Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2015Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2015Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2015Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2015Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2015Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2015Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2015Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2015YarrowAchillea millefolium2015YarrowAchillea millefolium2015Poa pratensisPoa pratensis2015Poa pratensisPoa pratensis2015Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2015Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2015Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2015Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2015HonestyLunaria annua2015HonestyLunaria annua2015White Dead-nettleLamium album2015White Dead-nettleLamium album2015Cut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridum2015Cut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridum2015Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2015Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2015Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2015Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2015Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2015Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2015Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea2015Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea2015