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St John the Baptist's Church

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.56713, -0.64899

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Woodpigeon
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Robin +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Robin +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Face Fly, Platycheirus clypeatus, Paragus haemorrhous +49 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Face Fly, Platycheirus clypeatus, Paragus haemorrhous +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Bent, Red Fescue, Common Knapweed +102 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Bent, Red Fescue, Common Knapweed +102 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Puccinia hieracii, Ground Ivy Rust, Puccinia lapsanae +7 more · last seen 2023; Fungi — Puccinia hieracii, Ground Ivy Rust, Puccinia lapsanae +7 more · last seen 2023

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Common Sorrel, Hogweed, Common Chickweed +8 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Northamptonshire)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Wakerly Woods Red RouteMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Interior of St John the Baptist Church, Harringworth

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Interior of St John the Baptist Church, Harringworth

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Lyddington Bedehouse: a medieval bishop's palace and post-medieval almshouse with moat, gardens, fishponds and cultivation remainsHistoric site4 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds4.1 km→⛪All Hallows' ChurchReligious grounds1.5 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→✦Standing cross on The Green, 130m north west of The Bede HouseHistoric site4.2 km→

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