St John the Baptist's Church
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Places › England › East Midlands › South Kesteven Getting here
52.71212, -0.35259
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 223m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 223m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ 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 — Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon, Mallard +102 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon, Mallard +102 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser, 24-spot Ladybird +8 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser, 24-spot Ladybird +8 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Macmillan Way Walking route 290 km ▾
Named route Ref MWA Length 290 km Listed length 461 Regional walking route
Show on map School Lane public footpath · 170 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 170 m Path type: residential
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Deepings (Lincolnshire Cycle Routes) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Lincolnshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map The Green Wheel Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
9,871 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,871 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 57 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Dunnock · Jackdaw · Blackbird +52
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Skylark Alauda arvensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Magpie Pica pica Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Moorhen Gallinula chloropus House Martin Delichon urbicum Swift Apus apus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Rook Corvus frugilegus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Starling Sturnus vulgaris Stock Dove Columba oenas Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Gadwall Mareca strepera Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Whitethroat Curruca communis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Swallow Hirundo rustica 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 7 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · 24-spot Ladybird · Picture-winged Fly · Jumping Weevil +2
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Picture-winged Fly Dorycera graminum Jumping Weevil Orchestes testaceus Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isoceles Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,871 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 57 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Dunnock · Jackdaw · Blackbird +52
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Skylark Alauda arvensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Magpie Pica pica Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Moorhen Gallinula chloropus House Martin Delichon urbicum Swift Apus apus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Rook Corvus frugilegus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Starling Sturnus vulgaris Stock Dove Columba oenas Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Gadwall Mareca strepera Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Whitethroat Curruca communis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Swallow Hirundo rustica 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 7 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · 24-spot Ladybird · Picture-winged Fly · Jumping Weevil +2
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Picture-winged Fly Dorycera graminum Jumping Weevil Orchestes testaceus Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isoceles Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Variable Damselfly Coenagrion pulchellum
Variable Damselfly Coenagrion pulchellum 