St John the Baptist's Church
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.89301, -2.49915
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Little Grebe
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Little Grebe
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Moorhen, Little Grebe, Mallard +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
Mammals — Hedgehog, Rabbit, Lesser Horseshoe Bat +12 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Deceiver, Ochre Brittlegill, Sickener +21 more · last seen 2024
Varies
Grade II* listed building: CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — White-tipped Bristle-moss, Pointed Spear-moss, Redshank +34 more · last seen 2020
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km▾
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Wysis WayWalking route88.5 km▾
Long distance footpath forming a link between the Thames and the Wye
Named routeRef WYSLength 88.5 kmRegional walking route
Geopark WayWalking route175 km▾
Named routeRef geoLength 175 kmRegional walking route
Three Choirs Way (Gloucester to Kilcot)Walking route▾
A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.
Named routeRegional walking route
Wye Valley WalkWalking route218 km▾
Named routeRef WVWLength 218 kmRegional walking route
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St John's the Baptist Church, Lea
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Wildlife to spot
5,483 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,483 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
springsummer
2025▾
Moorhen · Little Grebe · Coot · Mallard · Tufted Duck +30
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- CootFulica atra2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
- Common GullLarus canus
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- MerlinFalco columbarius2024
🦌Mammals6 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Pine Marten · Rabbit · Brown Rat · Hedgehog · Lesser Horseshoe Bat +1
- Pine MartenMartes martes
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
- Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros
Green Shieldbug · Strawberry Seed Beetle · Abax parallelepipedus
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes
- Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus
Deceiver · Razor Strop Fungus · Ochre Brittlegill · Peziza micropus · Sickener +9
- DeceiverLaccaria laccata
- Razor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulina
- Ochre BrittlegillRussula ochroleuca
- Peziza micropusPeziza micropus
- SickenerRussula emetica
- Common FunnelInfundibulicybe gibba
- Bleeding Broadleaf CrustStereum rugosum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,483 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
springsummer
2025▾
Moorhen · Little Grebe · Coot · Mallard · Tufted Duck +30
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- CootFulica atra2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
- Common GullLarus canus
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- MerlinFalco columbarius2024
🦌Mammals6 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Pine Marten · Rabbit · Brown Rat · Hedgehog · Lesser Horseshoe Bat +1
- Pine MartenMartes martes
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
- Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros
Green Shieldbug · Strawberry Seed Beetle · Abax parallelepipedus
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes
- Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus
Deceiver · Razor Strop Fungus · Ochre Brittlegill · Peziza micropus · Sickener +9
- DeceiverLaccaria laccata
- Razor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulina
- Ochre BrittlegillRussula ochroleuca
- Peziza micropusPeziza micropus
- SickenerRussula emetica
- Common FunnelInfundibulicybe gibba
- Bleeding Broadleaf CrustStereum rugosum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Greater Horseshoe BatRhinolophus ferrumequinum2024Greater Horseshoe BatRhinolophus ferrumequinum2024Fuscoporia contiguaFuscoporia contiguaFuscoporia contiguaFuscoporia contiguaCommon BonnetMycena galericulataCommon BonnetMycena galericulataInocybe acutaInocybe acutaInocybe acutaInocybe acutaHairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutumHairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutumTurkeytailTrametes versicolorTurkeytailTrametes versicolorButter CapRhodocollybia butyraceaButter CapRhodocollybia butyraceaHypoxylon howeanumHypoxylon howeanumHypoxylon howeanumHypoxylon howeanum