St John the Baptist's Church
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South West › Tewkesbury Getting here
51.98155, -2.06214
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Dunnock, Great Tit +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Dunnock, Great Tit +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Blackthorn, Walnut, Bramble +2 more foraging species
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Yellow-Juiced Poppy, Common Soft-brome +104 more · last seen 2019; Plants — Bluebell, Yellow-Juiced Poppy, Common Soft-brome +104 more · last seen 2019
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Peacock, Large White +45 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Small White, Peacock, Large White +45 more · last seen 2022
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Gloucestershire Way Walking route 161 km ▾
Named route Length 161 km Regional walking route
Show on map Cotswold Way Walking route 164 km ▾
Named route Ref CW Length 164 km National walking route
Show on map Isbourne Way Walking route 22 km ▾
Named route Length 22 km Local walking route
Show on map Wyche Way Walking route 79 km ▾
A trail linking the Offa's Dyke Path at Kington to the Cotswold Way above Broadway, via the Wyche Cutting on the Malvern Hills.
Named route Length 79 km Regional walking route
Show on map Winchcombe Way (West) Walking route ▾
The Winchcombe Way is a 42-mile figure-of-eight trail centred on Winchcombe
Named route Ref wiw Regional walking route
Show on map 29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 41 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 21 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 21 Local cycle route
Show on map Bishops Cleeve Bypass Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Gloucestershire Cycle Spine Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Byway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map National Byway (Oxon and Glos) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
2,187 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,187 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Great Tit · Wren · Robin · Blue Tit · Jackdaw +45
Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2020 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2019 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2019 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2019 Dunnock Prunella modularis2019 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2019 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2019 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2019 Swallow Hirundo rustica2019 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2019 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2019 House Martin Delichon urbicum2019 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2018 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2018 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2018 Rook Corvus frugilegus2018 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2018 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2018 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2018 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2018 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Little Owl Athene noctua Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2022 Swift Apus apus2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2019 Jay Garrulus glandarius2019 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2019 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2019 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2019 Coal Tit Periparus ater2019 Raven Corvus corax2019 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2019 Stock Dove Columba oenas2018 Whitethroat Curruca communis2018 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2018 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring summer
2023 ▾
Hedgehog · Rabbit · Mole · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2021 Mole Talpa europaea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2021 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2018 Large White · Small White · Red Admiral · Gatekeeper · Peacock +15
Large White Pieris brassicae2019 Small White Pieris rapae2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2018 Peacock Aglais io2019 Comma Polygonia c-album Ground-ivy
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,187 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Great Tit · Wren · Robin · Blue Tit · Jackdaw +45
Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2020 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2019 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2019 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2019 Dunnock Prunella modularis2019 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2019 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2019 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2019 Swallow Hirundo rustica2019 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2019 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2019 House Martin Delichon urbicum2019 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2018 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2018 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2018 Rook Corvus frugilegus2018 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2018 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2018 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2018 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2018 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Little Owl Athene noctua Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2022 Swift Apus apus2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2019 Jay Garrulus glandarius2019 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2019 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2019 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2019 Coal Tit Periparus ater2019 Raven Corvus corax2019 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2019 Stock Dove Columba oenas2018 Whitethroat Curruca communis2018 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2018 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring summer
2023 ▾
Hedgehog · Rabbit · Mole · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2021 Mole Talpa europaea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2021 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2018 Large White · Small White · Red Admiral · Gatekeeper · Peacock +15
Large White Pieris brassicae2019 Small White Pieris rapae2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2018 Peacock Aglais io2019 Comma Polygonia c-album Ground-ivy
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2018
2018
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2017
Green-veined White Pieris napi2017
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2018
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2018
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2018
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2018
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2017
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2017
Miridius quadrivirgatus Miridius quadrivirgatus
Miridius quadrivirgatus Miridius quadrivirgatus
Hill Cuckoo Bee Bombus rupestris
Hill Cuckoo Bee Bombus rupestris
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2021
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2021
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2018
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2018
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2018
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2018
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2018
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2018
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2018
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2018
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2017
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2017
Geotrupes mutator Geotrupes mutator2017
Geotrupes mutator Geotrupes mutator2017 