St John the Baptist's Church
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.49901, -2.57831
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Carrion Crow
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 196m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Carrion Crow
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 196m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Yellow Club, Bay Bolete, Scurfy Twiglet +31 more · last seen 2019
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Western Honey Bee, Neoascia podagrica, White-tailed Bumblebee +86 more · last seen 2025
Free
Grade II* listed building: CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Shropshire Way - stage 07Walking route17.6 km▾
Named routeRef ShW07Length 17.6 kmLocal walking route
The Hedgerowspublic footpath · 64 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 64 mPath type: residential
Hall Farm Roadpublic footpath · 113 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 113 mPath type: residential
St John's Courtpublic footpath · 84 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 84 mPath type: residential
Photos
Inside St. John the Baptist's church (Ditton Priors)
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
5,432 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,432 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie · Goldfinch +19
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- TealAnas crecca
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RavenCorvus corax
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Hazel Dormouse
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Garden Chafer
- Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola
🌿Plants125 species
springsummer
2025▾
Guelder-rose · Enchanter's-nightshade · False Oat-grass · Alder · Taraxacum agg. +120
- Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
- Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.
- CleaversGalium aparine
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,432 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie · Goldfinch +19
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- TealAnas crecca
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RavenCorvus corax
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Hazel Dormouse
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Garden Chafer
- Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola
🌿Plants125 species
springsummer
2025▾
Guelder-rose · Enchanter's-nightshade · False Oat-grass · Alder · Taraxacum agg. +120
- Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
- Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.
- CleaversGalium aparine
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wild Angelica
Wild Angelica
Angelica sylvestris
Angelica sylvestris
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumAppleMalus domesticaAppleMalus domesticaBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseNorway SprucePicea abiesNorway SprucePicea abiesSanicleSanicula europaeaSanicleSanicula europaeaHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaField-roseRosa arvensisField-roseRosa arvensisField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaDog-roseRosa caninaDog-roseRosa caninaCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaBroad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborineBroad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborineSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon SallowSalix cinereaCommon SallowSalix cinereaWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusReed Sweet-grassGlyceria maximaReed Sweet-grassGlyceria maximaPyrus communisPyrus communisPyrus communisPyrus communisGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaLemnaLemnaLemnaLemnaCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCanadian WaterweedElodea canadensisCanadian WaterweedElodea canadensisAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorBroad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natansBroad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natansWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masTansyTanacetum vulgareTansyTanacetum vulgareCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburImperforate St John's-wortHypericum maculatumImperforate St John's-wortHypericum maculatumEuonymusEuonymusEuonymusEuonymusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumJacobaea vulgaris subsp. vulgarisJacobaea vulgaris subsp. vulgarisJacobaea vulgaris subsp. vulgarisJacobaea vulgaris subsp. vulgarisOsierSalix viminalisOsierSalix viminalisPeppermintMentha aquatica x spicata = M. x piperitaPeppermintMentha aquatica x spicata = M. x piperitaIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixGooseberryRibes uva-crispaGooseberryRibes uva-crispaSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareDogwoodCornus sanguineaDogwoodCornus sanguineaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisHairy-bromeBromopsis ramosaHairy-bromeBromopsis ramosaBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumCrab AppleMalus sylvestrisCrab AppleMalus sylvestrisWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaThree-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinerviaThree-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinerviaBlack BryonyTamus communisBlack BryonyTamus communisCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumRed CurrantRibes rubrumRed CurrantRibes rubrumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumWoodruffGalium odoratumWoodruffGalium odoratumGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisWood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvaticaWood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvaticaGiant FescueSchedonorus giganteusGiant FescueSchedonorus giganteusCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumCommon Cow-wheatMelampyrum pratenseCommon Cow-wheatMelampyrum pratenseHerb-ParisParis quadrifoliaHerb-ParisParis quadrifoliaPoa sterilisPoa sterilisPoa sterilisPoa sterilisLesser BurdockArctium minusLesser BurdockArctium minusTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreYellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolonYellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolonHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaItalian Rye-grassLolium multiflorumItalian Rye-grassLolium multiflorumWood MelickMelica unifloraWood MelickMelica unifloraYewTaxus baccataYewTaxus baccataBugleAjuga reptansBugleAjuga reptansRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSpindleEuonymus europaeusSpindleEuonymus europaeusBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumSpreading Meadow-grassPoa humilisSpreading Meadow-grassPoa humilisGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreWych ElmUlmus glabraWych ElmUlmus glabraField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisPearPyrus communisPearPyrus communisEvents & activities nearby
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