St John the Baptist's Church
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › Eastern › South Cambridgeshire Getting here
52.22079, -0.14446
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
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 — Wren, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Bumblebee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Red-tailed Bumblebee +47 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Bumblebee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Red-tailed Bumblebee +47 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wood Bristle-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Creeping Feather-moss +130 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Wood Bristle-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Creeping Feather-moss +130 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Blackthorn, Small Nettle +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Pathfinder Way Walking route 74 km ▾
Circular walk taking in some of the WWII Bomber bases
Named route Length 74 km Local walking route
Show on map 74/5 public footpath · 509 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 509 m Surface grass Path type: footway
Show on map 74/3 public footpath · 530 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 530 m Path type: footway
Show on map 74/4 public footpath · 675 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 675 m Path type: footway
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Route HDC 8 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref HDC 8 Local cycle route
Show on map Route HDC 9i Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref HDC 9i Local cycle route
Show on map Route HDC 9iii Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref HDC 9iii Local cycle route
Show on map Route HDC 9ii Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref HDC 9ii Local cycle route
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Bridleway 74/6 bridleway · 147 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 147 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map Bridleway 74/6 bridleway · 455 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 455 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map Photos St Pandionia and St John the Baptist Church, Eltisley
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Wildlife to spot
4,517 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,517 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Skylark · Wren +39
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Skylark Alauda arvensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Whitethroat Curruca communis Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Magpie Pica pica Swallow Hirundo rustica Rook Corvus frugilegus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Gadwall Mareca strepera Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Starling Sturnus vulgaris Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Tit Parus major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Red Fox · Stoat
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Stoat Mustela erminea2023 Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Western Honey Bee · Bumblebee · Bombus lucorum +22
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2023 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2023 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2023 Bumblebee Bombus2023 Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2023 Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius 🌿 Plants 4 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Small Nettle · Maize · Spurge-laurel · Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
Small Nettle Urtica urens Maize Zea mays2025 Spurge-laurel Daphne laureola2025 Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,517 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Skylark · Wren +39
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Skylark Alauda arvensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Whitethroat Curruca communis Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Magpie Pica pica Swallow Hirundo rustica Rook Corvus frugilegus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Gadwall Mareca strepera Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Starling Sturnus vulgaris Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Tit Parus major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Red Fox · Stoat
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Stoat Mustela erminea2023 Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Western Honey Bee · Bumblebee · Bombus lucorum +22
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2023 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2023 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2023 Bumblebee Bombus2023 Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2023 Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius 🌿 Plants 4 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Small Nettle · Maize · Spurge-laurel · Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
Small Nettle Urtica urens Maize Zea mays2025 Spurge-laurel Daphne laureola2025 Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2023
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2023
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2023
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2023
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Limnephilus flavicornis Limnephilus flavicornis2023
Limnephilus flavicornis Limnephilus flavicornis2023
Vestal Cuckoo Bee Bombus vestalis2023
Vestal Cuckoo Bee Bombus vestalis2023
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Limnephilus auricula Limnephilus auricula2023
Limnephilus auricula Limnephilus auricula2023
Hornet Vespa crabro2023
Hornet Vespa crabro2023
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2023
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2023
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2023
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2023
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2023
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2023
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata2023
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata2023
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2023
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2023
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2023
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2023
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2023
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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