St John the Baptist's Church
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.21959, -1.24642
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕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, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Green-veined White +22 more · last seen 2025
Free
Grade II* listed building: CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Creeping Feather-moss, Hornschuch's Beard-moss, Raspberry Bryum +25 more · last seen 2014
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Knightley WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Oxford Canal WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Nene WayWalking route177 km▾
Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route234 km▾
Birmingham to Napton section
Named routeLength 234 kmRegional walking route
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km▾
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Napton Bridle Roadbyway open to all traffic · 1.8 km▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.8 kmPath type: track
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Wildlife to spot
2,233 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,233 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Spotted Flycatcher · Rook · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +25
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- RookCorvus frugilegus2021
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- MagpiePica pica2021
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2020
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2021
- Common GullLarus canus2021
- Rock DoveColumba livia2021
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2020
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2020
- Great TitParus major2020
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2019
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2019
- SwallowHirundo rustica2019
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2019
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2023▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Small White · Gatekeeper · Meadow Brown · Ringlet · Small Tortoiseshell +14
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
Corn Marigold · Musk-mallow · Rough Chervil · Smooth Hawk's-beard · Field Bindweed +59
- Corn MarigoldGlebionis segetum
- Musk-mallowMalva moschata2019
- Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2019
- Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2019
- Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2019
- Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,233 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Spotted Flycatcher · Rook · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +25
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- RookCorvus frugilegus2021
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- MagpiePica pica2021
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2020
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2021
- Common GullLarus canus2021
- Rock DoveColumba livia2021
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2020
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2020
- Great TitParus major2020
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2019
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2019
- SwallowHirundo rustica2019
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2019
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2023▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Small White · Gatekeeper · Meadow Brown · Ringlet · Small Tortoiseshell +14
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
Corn Marigold · Musk-mallow · Rough Chervil · Smooth Hawk's-beard · Field Bindweed +59
- Corn MarigoldGlebionis segetum
- Musk-mallowMalva moschata2019
- Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2019
- Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2019
- Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2019
- Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticaeNettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticaePainted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019PeacockAglais io2019PeacockAglais io2019Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2019Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2019Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2019Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2018Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2018Common BluePolyommatus icarus2018Common BluePolyommatus icarus20182019
2019
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2019Black MedickMedicago lupulina2019Meadow BarleyHordeum secalinum2019Meadow BarleyHordeum secalinum2019Wood DockRumex sanguineus2019Wood DockRumex sanguineus2019Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2019Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2019Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2019Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2019Wood SpurgeEuphorbia amygdaloides2019Wood SpurgeEuphorbia amygdaloides2019RedshankPersicaria maculosa2019RedshankPersicaria maculosa2019HopHumulus lupulus2019HopHumulus lupulus2019Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum2019Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum2019White WillowSalix alba2019White WillowSalix alba2019Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2019Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2019Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2019Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2019Scots PinePinus sylvestris2019Scots PinePinus sylvestris2019Turkey OakQuercus cerris2019Turkey OakQuercus cerris2019Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2019Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2019Bread WheatTriticum aestivum2019Bread WheatTriticum aestivum2019BarberryBerberis vulgaris2019BarberryBerberis vulgaris2019European LarchLarix decidua2019European LarchLarix decidua2019White Water-lilyNymphaea alba2019White Water-lilyNymphaea alba2019Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2019Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2019Norway SprucePicea abies2019Norway SprucePicea abies2019False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2019False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2019BulrushTypha latifolia2019BulrushTypha latifolia2019Field MapleAcer campestre2019Field MapleAcer campestre2019Musk ThistleCarduus nutans2019Musk ThistleCarduus nutans2019Common Hemp-Nettle agg.Galeopsis tetrahit2019Common Hemp-Nettle agg.Galeopsis tetrahit2019CharlockSinapis arvensis2019CharlockSinapis arvensis2019Water DockRumex hydrolapathum2019Water DockRumex hydrolapathum2019Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2019Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2019London PlanePlatanus occidentalis x orientalis = P. x hispanica2019London PlanePlatanus occidentalis x orientalis = P. x hispanica2019Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2019Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2019TansyTanacetum vulgare2019TansyTanacetum vulgare2019Fat-henChenopodium album2019Fat-henChenopodium album2019Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2019Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2019OsierSalix viminalis2019OsierSalix viminalis2019Spiked SedgeCarex spicata2019Spiked SedgeCarex spicata2019Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2019Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2019Greater SpearwortRanunculus lingua2019Greater SpearwortRanunculus lingua2019Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2019Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2019Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2019Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2019Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2019Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2019Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2019Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2019RowanSorbus aucuparia2019RowanSorbus aucuparia2019HemlockConium maculatum2019HemlockConium maculatum2019Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2019Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2019HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2019HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2019Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2019Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2019Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum2019Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum2019Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2019Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2019Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2019Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2019Common DuckweedLemna minor2019Common DuckweedLemna minor2019Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2019Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2019Curled DockRumex crispus2019Curled DockRumex crispus2019Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2019Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2019Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2019Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2019MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2019MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2019Wild CherryPrunus avium2019Wild CherryPrunus avium2019Black BryonyTamus communis2019Black BryonyTamus communis2019