St John the Baptist's Church
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.02126, -2.34792
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 181m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 181m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Barn Owl, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Barn Owl, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Gatekeeper +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
Grade II* listed building: CHURCH OF ST JOHN; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Field Forklet-moss, Ephemerum serratum +33 more · last seen 2020
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 32 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Stour Valley WayWalking route100 km▾
Named routeRef SVWLength 100 kmRegional walking route
40 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 25Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 25National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
North Dorset Cycle WayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route33 m▾
Named routeRef 25Length 33 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface blocks
Main RouteCycling route57 m▾
Named routeRef 25Length 57 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route41 m▾
Named routeRef 25Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface pavementslabs
Photos
Buckhorn Weston, St. John the Baptist's Church: Monument for Alexander Mowbray (d. 1410)
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Wildlife to spot
2,218 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,218 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBarn Owl · Turtle Dove · Nightingale · Rook · Hobby
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur
- NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos2022
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2022
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
European Pond Terrapin
- European Pond TerrapinEmys orbicularis
🐸Amphibians2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Common Toad · frogs and toads
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- frogs and toadsAnura2024
Harlequin Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Cleavers · Creeping Buttercup · Ash · Ground-ivy · Hemlock +144
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- HemlockConium maculatum
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Field MapleAcer campestre
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,218 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBarn Owl · Turtle Dove · Nightingale · Rook · Hobby
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur
- NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos2022
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2022
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
European Pond Terrapin
- European Pond TerrapinEmys orbicularis
🐸Amphibians2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Common Toad · frogs and toads
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- frogs and toadsAnura2024
Harlequin Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Cleavers · Creeping Buttercup · Ash · Ground-ivy · Hemlock +144
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- HemlockConium maculatum
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Field MapleAcer campestre
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas