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St John's Church

📷 Rose and Trev Clough · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeSeasonalForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

54.74705, -2.60783

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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
  • 🌿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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Dyer's Greenweed, Snowdrop, Goat Willow +125 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Dyer's Greenweed, Snowdrop, Goat Willow +125 more · last seen 2022

Free

Foraging

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Autumn Hawkbit, Common Hemp-nettle +13 more foraging species

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Lapwing, Song Thrush, Curlew +12 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Lapwing, Song Thrush, Curlew +12 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Pennine Cycleway

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route C2CCycling route

C2C off-road sections - no longer NCN

Named routeRef C2CRegional cycle route
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route78 m
Named routeRef 68Length 78 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route490 m
Named routeRef 68Length 490 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.8 km
Named routeRef 68Length 3.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Sheep being driven past Old St John's Church

📷 Rose and Trev Clough · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sheep being driven past Old St John's Church

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The GreenUrban park2.1 km→✦Cross in St Michael's churchyard, AddinghamHistoric site3.7 km→✦Long Meg and her DaughtersHistoric site4.4 km→✦Long Meg and Her Daughters stone circle, associated cursus and prehistoric enclosureHistoric site4.5 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds1.9 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→

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