St John the Baptist's Church
Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
50.82161, -3.02916
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Goldfinch
- ✦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
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Goldfinch
- ✦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 — Tawny Owl, Goldfinch, Carrion Crow +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Birds — Tawny Owl, Goldfinch, Carrion Crow +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Brimstone, Southern Hawker +222 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Bluebell, Oxeye Daisy +207 more · last seen 2017
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Orange WayWalking route560 km▾
Named routeRef ORWLength 560 kmRegional walking route
Monmouth Rebellion WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef MRWRegional walking route
Channel to ChannelWalking route▾
Named routeRef CCRegional walking route
36 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route▾
National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 2 Axminster to DawlishCycling route▾
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Route 33Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 33National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route15 m▾
Named routeRef 33Length 15 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route19 m▾
Named routeRef 33Length 19 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route213 m▾
Named routeRef 33Length 213 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Chestnut Viewbridleway · 80 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 80 mPath type: residential
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Wildlife to spot
7,888 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,888 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
winterspring
2025▾
Tawny Owl · Robin · Goldfinch · Great Tit · Carrion Crow +36
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2022
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- DipperCinclus cinclus2019
Wood Mouse · Badger · Hedgehog · Pygmy Shrew · Grey Squirrel +1
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- BadgerMeles meles2020
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2020
- Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2020
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2020
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2020
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Southern Hawker · Large White · Broad-bodied Chaser · Red Admiral · Peacock +41
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2020
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2020
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae
Bluebell
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,888 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
winterspring
2025▾
Tawny Owl · Robin · Goldfinch · Great Tit · Carrion Crow +36
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2022
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- DipperCinclus cinclus2019
Wood Mouse · Badger · Hedgehog · Pygmy Shrew · Grey Squirrel +1
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- BadgerMeles meles2020
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2020
- Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2020
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2020
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2020
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Southern Hawker · Large White · Broad-bodied Chaser · Red Admiral · Peacock +41
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2020
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2020
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae
Bluebell
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Glow-wormLampyris noctilucaGlow-wormLampyris noctilucaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2020Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2020Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2018Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2018Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2018Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2018Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2020Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2020CommaPolygonia c-album2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019Hydropsyche pellucidulaHydropsyche pellucidula2018Hydropsyche pellucidulaHydropsyche pellucidula2018Hydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalai2018Hydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalai2018Athripsodes cinereusAthripsodes cinereus2018Athripsodes cinereusAthripsodes cinereus2018Nicrophorus vespilloidesNicrophorus vespilloidesNicrophorus vespilloidesNicrophorus vespilloidesCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2024Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2024NeomyiaNeomyia2023NeomyiaNeomyia2023Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus2023Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus20237-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20237-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023Oil BeetleMeloe2022Oil BeetleMeloe2022Telmatoscopus advenusTelmatoscopus advenus2022Telmatoscopus advenusTelmatoscopus advenus2022Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus2021Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus2021Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2020Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2020Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2019Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2019BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2019Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2019Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2018Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2018RingletAphantopus hyperantus2018RingletAphantopus hyperantus2018Rhyacophila dorsalisRhyacophila dorsalis2016Rhyacophila dorsalisRhyacophila dorsalis2016Polycentropus flavomaculatusPolycentropus flavomaculatus2016Polycentropus flavomaculatusPolycentropus flavomaculatus2016Lepidostoma hirtumLepidostoma hirtum2016Lepidostoma hirtumLepidostoma hirtum2016Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum2016Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum2016Goera pilosaGoera pilosa2016Goera pilosaGoera pilosa2016Lepidostoma basaleLepidostoma basale2016Lepidostoma basaleLepidostoma basale2016Beraeodes minutusBeraeodes minutus2016Beraeodes minutusBeraeodes minutus2016Six-spot BurnetZygaena filipendulae2016Six-spot BurnetZygaena filipendulae2016Symplecta sticticaSymplecta stictica2016Symplecta sticticaSymplecta stictica2016Ula mollissimaUla mollissima2016Ula mollissimaUla mollissima2016Stigmatomeria crassicornisStigmatomeria crassicornis2016Stigmatomeria crassicornisStigmatomeria crassicornis2016Mycomya trilineataMycomya trilineata2016Mycomya trilineataMycomya trilineata2016