St John the Baptist's Church
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
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53.30579, -0.82849
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 — Robin, Blackbird, Great Tit +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Great Tit +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Winter Moth, Willow Stilt +47 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Winter Moth, Willow Stilt +47 more · last seen 2025
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
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Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: National Byway (Lincolnshire)
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Trent Valley Way Walking route ▾
Trent Valley Way Walking route 304 km ▾
Named route Length 304 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Lincolnshire) Cycling route ▾
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map National Byway Retford Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Bushstocks Lane bridleway · 824 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 824 m Path type: track
Show on map Beckingham Lane bridleway · 226 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 226 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map Beckingham Lane bridleway · 313 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 313 m Path type: track
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27,348 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 27,348 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Great Tit · Nuthatch · Dunnock +32
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii House Sparrow Passer domesticus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Hairy Shieldbug · Mottled Umber · December Moth · Red-green Carpet · Winter Moth +7
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Mottled Umber Erannis defoliaria2024 December Moth Poecilocampa populi2024 Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata2024 Winter Moth Operophtera brumata2024 Willow Stilt Caloptilia stigmatella Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 27,348 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Great Tit · Nuthatch · Dunnock +32
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii House Sparrow Passer domesticus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Hairy Shieldbug · Mottled Umber · December Moth · Red-green Carpet · Winter Moth +7
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Mottled Umber Erannis defoliaria2024 December Moth Poecilocampa populi2024 Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata2024 Winter Moth Operophtera brumata2024 Willow Stilt Caloptilia stigmatella Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Chestnut Conistra vaccinii2024
Chestnut Conistra vaccinii2024
Diamond-back Moth Plutella xylostella2024
Diamond-back Moth Plutella xylostella2024
Northern Winter Moth Operophtera fagata2024
Northern Winter Moth Operophtera fagata2024
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Phytomyza agromyzina Phytomyza agromyzina2024
Phytomyza agromyzina Phytomyza agromyzina2024
Agromyza anthracina Agromyza anthracina2024
Agromyza anthracina Agromyza anthracina2024 