St John the Baptist's Church
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.03554, -3.44625
Open directionsv
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 Wren and Robin
- ✦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
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Robin
- ✦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 — Wren, Robin, Carrion Crow +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Wren, Robin, Carrion Crow +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Green-veined White, Large Skipper +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
Grade II* listed building: CHURCH OF ST JOHN; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Exe Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef EVWRegional walking route
13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 344Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 344National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route3.3 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 3.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route69 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 69 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Chalcombe Rocks Lanerestricted byway · 424 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 424 mPath type: unclassified
Pitsham Lanerestricted byway · 125 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 125 mPath type: track
Pitsham Lanebridleway · 482 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 482 mPath type: track
Croft Lanebridleway · 450 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 450 mPath type: service
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St John the Baptist's Church, Chester
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
5,858 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,858 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCarrion Crow · Robin · Chaffinch · Bullfinch · Wren +37
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- RavenCorvus corax
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- MagpiePica pica2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Gatekeeper · Meadow Brown · Large Skipper · Speckled Wood · Ringlet +18
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
- Heath FritillaryMelitaea athalia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,858 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCarrion Crow · Robin · Chaffinch · Bullfinch · Wren +37
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- RavenCorvus corax
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- MagpiePica pica2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Gatekeeper · Meadow Brown · Large Skipper · Speckled Wood · Ringlet +18
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
- Heath FritillaryMelitaea athalia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
PeacockAglais io2024PeacockAglais io2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusSmall SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024Large WhitePieris brassicae2024Large WhitePieris brassicae2024Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensCommon Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyriCommon Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyriDock BugCoreus marginatusDock BugCoreus marginatusVolucella bombylansVolucella bombylansVolucella bombylansVolucella bombylansBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaGarden ChaferPhyllopertha horticolaGarden ChaferPhyllopertha horticolaSilver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2024Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Green HairstreakCallophrys rubi2024Green HairstreakCallophrys rubi2024Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024Events & activities nearby
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