St John the Baptist's Church
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
50.96310, -3.76917
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Song Thrush
- ⛪Churchyard walks is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Song Thrush
- ⛪Churchyard walks is at its best in summer here
- 🐕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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Song Thrush, Woodpigeon +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Song Thrush, Woodpigeon +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Beautiful Demoiselle, Mint Leaf Beetle +12 more · last seen 2024
Free
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Moors WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
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Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
45,260 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
45,260 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Wren · Chiffchaff · Blue Tit · Robin +36
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2022
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
- JackdawColoeus monedula2022
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- RavenCorvus corax2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummer
2024▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Red Deer · Red Fox · Roe Deer
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red DeerCervus elaphus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023
Beautiful Demoiselle · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Mint Leaf Beetle · Common Darter · Phronia conformis +9
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2023
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2023
- Mint Leaf BeetleChrysolina herbacea
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023
- Phronia conformisPhronia conformis
- Macrocera centralisMacrocera centralis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
45,260 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Wren · Chiffchaff · Blue Tit · Robin +36
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2022
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
- JackdawColoeus monedula2022
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- RavenCorvus corax2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummer
2024▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Red Deer · Red Fox · Roe Deer
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red DeerCervus elaphus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023
Beautiful Demoiselle · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Mint Leaf Beetle · Common Darter · Phronia conformis +9
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2023
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2023
- Mint Leaf BeetleChrysolina herbacea
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023
- Phronia conformisPhronia conformis
- Macrocera centralisMacrocera centralis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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