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St John the Baptist's Church

📷 Julian P Guffogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦39+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Shoveler
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦39+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Shoveler
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pintail +36 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pintail +36 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pintail +36 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pintail +36 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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

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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Rutland Water CircuitCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

National Byway (Northamptonshire)Cycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

39,554 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

39,554 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds32 species

winter

2026

Wigeon · Shoveler · Pintail · Pochard · Black-tailed Godwit +27

WigeonMareca penelope
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
PintailAnas acuta
PochardAythya ferina
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
RuffCalidris pugnax
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Great TitParus major2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

39,554 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds32 species

winter

2026

Wigeon · Shoveler · Pintail · Pochard · Black-tailed Godwit +27

WigeonMareca penelope
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
PintailAnas acuta
PochardAythya ferina
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
RuffCalidris pugnax
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Great TitParus major2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Julian P Guffogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Interior, St John the Baptist's church, Bisbrooke

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✦Lyddington Bedehouse: a medieval bishop's palace and post-medieval almshouse with moat, gardens, fishponds and cultivation remainsHistoric site2.7 km→⛪The Church of St Peter and St PaulReligious grounds2.1 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds2.8 km→⛪St Peter and St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds3.4 km→✦Bridge over River ChaterHistoric site4.6 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds1.3 km→

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