St John the Baptist's Church
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🧺Picnic✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.43086, -2.83123
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Jackdaw
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Jackdaw
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕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
🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Jackdaw, Robin +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, toilets, car park
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Jackdaw, Robin +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Small Red-eyed Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Male-fern, Bracken, Broad Buckler-fern +110 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Shropshire Way - stage 05Walking route17.1 km▾
Named routeRef ShW05Length 17.1 kmLocal walking route
Herefordshire TrailWalking route246.5 km▾
Named routeLength 246.5 kmRegional walking route
Heart of Wales Line TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Shropshire Way - stage 04Walking route18 km▾
Named routeRef ShW04Length 18 kmLocal walking route
14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 44Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 44National Cycle Network
National Byway (Herefordshire)Cycling route▾
National Byway in Herefordshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route87 m▾
Named routeRef 44Length 87 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route82 m▾
Named routeRef 44Length 82 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m▾
Named routeRef 44Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route205 m▾
Named routeRef 44Length 205 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
Tower with sundial, St John the Baptist's Church, Stokesay
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
8,596 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,596 records · National Biodiversity NetworkJackdaw · Woodpigeon · Robin · Kingfisher · Chiffchaff +40
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwiftApus apus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- RavenCorvus corax
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Trioza centranthi · Migrant Hawker · Common Darter +7
- Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
🌿Plants3 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Snowdrop · Petty Spurge · Shining Crane's-bill
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025
- Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,596 records · National Biodiversity NetworkJackdaw · Woodpigeon · Robin · Kingfisher · Chiffchaff +40
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwiftApus apus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- RavenCorvus corax
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Trioza centranthi · Migrant Hawker · Common Darter +7
- Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
🌿Plants3 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Snowdrop · Petty Spurge · Shining Crane's-bill
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025
- Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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