St John the Baptist's Church
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.58269, -0.89403
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant and Yellowhammer
- 🐕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
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant and Yellowhammer
- 🐕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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pheasant, Yellowhammer, House Sparrow +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Pheasant, Yellowhammer, House Sparrow +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gatekeeper, Small White, Meadow Brown +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Garlic Mustard, Hawthorn +146 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 63
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Midshires WayWalking route370 km▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Leicestershire RoundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Route 64Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route▾
National Byway in Rutland
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route9.1 km▾
Named routeRef 63Length 9.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km▾
Named routeRef 63Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 63Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Church of St. John the Baptist, Goadby
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Wildlife to spot
5,208 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,208 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds57 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Blue Tit · Yellowhammer · Great Tit · Wren · Dunnock +52
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Common GullLarus canus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- BitternBotaurus stellaris
- RavenCorvus corax
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
🦌Mammals1 species
springautumn
2025▾
Brown Hare
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Large White · Gatekeeper · Small White · Red Admiral · Meadow Brown +9
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,208 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds57 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Blue Tit · Yellowhammer · Great Tit · Wren · Dunnock +52
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Common GullLarus canus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- BitternBotaurus stellaris
- RavenCorvus corax
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
🦌Mammals1 species
springautumn
2025▾
Brown Hare
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Large White · Gatekeeper · Small White · Red Admiral · Meadow Brown +9
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas