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St John the Baptist's Church

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Route 15
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Route 15
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Jackdaw, Blue Tit, Robin +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Blue Tit, Robin +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Dock Bug, Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Turnip Tigress +42 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dock Bug, Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Turnip Tigress +42 more · last seen 2026

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Route 15

Varies

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · last seen 2025; Plants — Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

39 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route

The National Byway in Lincolnshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Route 15Cycling route

Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network

Route 22Cycling route

Named routeRef 22Regional cycle route

Route 11Cycling route

Named routeRef 11Regional cycle route

Route 15Cycling route

Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network

N/ACycling route303 m

Named routeLength 303 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

12,979 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

12,979 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds31 species

winterspring

2026

Jackdaw · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Robin · Blackbird +26

JackdawColoeus monedula
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JayGarrulus glandarius
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Greylag GooseAnser anser
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
NuthatchSitta europaea
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
TealAnas crecca

🐸

Amphibians2 species

winterspring

2026

Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects1 species

winter

2026

10-spot Ladybird

10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

12,979 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds31 species

winterspring

2026

Jackdaw · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Robin · Blackbird +26

JackdawColoeus monedula
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JayGarrulus glandarius
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Greylag GooseAnser anser
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
NuthatchSitta europaea
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
TealAnas crecca

🐸

Amphibians2 species

winterspring

2026

Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects1 species

winter

2026

10-spot Ladybird

10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Church of St. John the Baptist, Londonthorpe, west tower

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