St John the Baptist's Church
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.61883, -0.62124
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦23+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chiffchaff and Redwing
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 264m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦23+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chiffchaff and Redwing
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 264m 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 — Chiffchaff, Redwing, Blackcap +20 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Chiffchaff, Redwing, Blackcap +20 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red-tailed Bumblebee, Common Blue, Meadow Brown +28 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Groundsel, Yarrow, Field Bindweed +78 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
playground
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km▾
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km▾
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
Hereward WayWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route▾
National Byway in Rutland
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Rutland Water CircuitCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wakerly Woods Red RouteMountain bike route▾
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Church of St John the Baptist, North Luffenham
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
25,067 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
25,067 records · National Biodiversity NetworkChiffchaff · Redwing · Blackcap · Goldcrest · Blackbird +18
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspring
2025▾
Rabbit · Muntjac · Badger
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- BadgerMeles meles
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Red-tailed Bumblebee · Common Blue · Meadow Brown · Cinnabar · Phasia hemiptera +26
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
- CinnabarTyria jacobaeae
- Phasia hemipteraPhasia hemiptera
- Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea
- Scarlet TigerCallimorpha dominula
🍄Fungi4 species
springsummer
2025▾
Erysiphe viburni · Crown Rust · Rose Rust · Violet Bramble Rust
- Erysiphe viburniErysiphe viburni
- Crown RustPuccinia coronata
- Rose RustPhragmidium mucronatum
- Violet Bramble RustPhragmidium violaceum
🌿Plants81 species
springsummer
2025▾
Groundsel · Yarrow · Field Bindweed · Curled Dock · Common Nettle +76
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
- Curled DockRumex crispus
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
25,067 records · National Biodiversity NetworkChiffchaff · Redwing · Blackcap · Goldcrest · Blackbird +18
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspring
2025▾
Rabbit · Muntjac · Badger
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- BadgerMeles meles
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Red-tailed Bumblebee · Common Blue · Meadow Brown · Cinnabar · Phasia hemiptera +26
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
- CinnabarTyria jacobaeae
- Phasia hemipteraPhasia hemiptera
- Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea
- Scarlet TigerCallimorpha dominula
🍄Fungi4 species
springsummer
2025▾
Erysiphe viburni · Crown Rust · Rose Rust · Violet Bramble Rust
- Erysiphe viburniErysiphe viburni
- Crown RustPuccinia coronata
- Rose RustPhragmidium mucronatum
- Violet Bramble RustPhragmidium violaceum
🌿Plants81 species
springsummer
2025▾
Groundsel · Yarrow · Field Bindweed · Curled Dock · Common Nettle +76
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
- Curled DockRumex crispus
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Early Dog-violet
Early Dog-violet
Viola reichenbachiana
Viola reichenbachiana
DaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareCommon OracheAtriplex patulaCommon OracheAtriplex patulaFat-henChenopodium albumFat-henChenopodium albumNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgarisCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgarisSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusBuckthornRhamnus catharticaBuckthornRhamnus catharticaWayfaring-treeViburnum lantanaWayfaring-treeViburnum lantanaOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareRough ChervilChaerophyllum temulumRough ChervilChaerophyllum temulumAgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaAgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaKnapweed BroomrapeOrobanche elatiorKnapweed BroomrapeOrobanche elatiorCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaPyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalisPyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalisUpright Hedge BedstrawGalium album subsp. erectumUpright Hedge BedstrawGalium album subsp. erectumDropwortFilipendula vulgarisDropwortFilipendula vulgarisCommon RestharrowOnonis repensCommon RestharrowOnonis repensElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusYellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescensYellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescensGreater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosaGreater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosaCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraTimothyPhleum pratenseTimothyPhleum pratenseWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisMeadow Crane's-billGeranium pratenseMeadow Crane's-billGeranium pratenseWhite CampionSilene latifoliaWhite CampionSilene latifoliaField ScabiousKnautia arvensisField ScabiousKnautia arvensisCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseWhite BryonyBryonia dioicaWhite BryonyBryonia dioicaMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusBladder CampionSilene vulgarisBladder CampionSilene vulgarisAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataDogwoodCornus sanguineaDogwoodCornus sanguineaDog-roseRosa caninaDog-roseRosa caninaWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaCowslipPrimula verisCowslipPrimula verisLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumGoldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomusGoldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomusBulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosusBulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosusGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusProcumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculataProcumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculataWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaBalkan AnemoneAnemone blandaBalkan AnemoneAnemone blandaIndet. ComfreySymphytumIndet. ComfreySymphytumSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumBoxBuxus sempervirensBoxBuxus sempervirensEvents & activities nearby
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