St Mary and St Peter's Church
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🦅Birds🍄Fungi🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.38659, -0.19631
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦24+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Skylark
- 🍄Mushroom 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
- 🐦24+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Skylark
- 🍄Mushroom 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 — Blackbird, Skylark, Common Gull +21 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Snowy Waxcap, Field Blewits, Wood Blewits +48 more · last seen 2022
Varies
Birds — Blackbird, Skylark, Common Gull +21 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Common Rustic +171 more · last seen 2024
Free
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Lindsey TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Swallow, Rothwell, Binbrook, Walesby Top loopMountain bike route58 km▾
Named routeLength 58 kmLocal cycle route
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St Mary and St Peter's Church in Ludford
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
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Wildlife to spot
2,267 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,267 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds24 species
winterspring
2025▾
Blackbird · Skylark · Common Gull · Merlin · Mediterranean Gull +19
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- MerlinFalco columbarius2023
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2022
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- PochardAythya ferina
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2022
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2022
- MagpiePica pica2022
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2021
- RobinErithacus rubecula2021
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2021
🦌Mammals3 species
summerwinter
2020▾
Rabbit · Red Fox · Hedgehog
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2019
Beaded Chestnut · Angle Shades · Large Yellow Underwing · Lesser Yellow Underwing · Setaceous Hebrew Character +40
- Beaded ChestnutAgrochola lychnidis2019
- Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2019
- Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2019
- Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes2019
- Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2019
- Brown-Spot Pinion
Glistening Inkcap · Madarch y Maes · Snowy Waxcap · Field Blewits · Wood Blewits +44
- Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus
- Madarch y MaesAgaricus campestris
- Snowy WaxcapCuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineus
- Field BlewitsLepista saeva
- Wood BlewitsLepista nuda
- Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare
- False Chanterelle
Smooth Sow-thistle · Bristly Oxtongue · Atlas Poppy · Springy Turf-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia +4
- Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
- Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
- Atlas PoppyPapaver atlanticum
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,267 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds24 species
winterspring
2025▾
Blackbird · Skylark · Common Gull · Merlin · Mediterranean Gull +19
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- MerlinFalco columbarius2023
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2022
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- PochardAythya ferina
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2022
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2022
- MagpiePica pica2022
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2021
- RobinErithacus rubecula2021
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2021
🦌Mammals3 species
summerwinter
2020▾
Rabbit · Red Fox · Hedgehog
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2019
Beaded Chestnut · Angle Shades · Large Yellow Underwing · Lesser Yellow Underwing · Setaceous Hebrew Character +40
- Beaded ChestnutAgrochola lychnidis2019
- Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2019
- Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2019
- Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes2019
- Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2019
- Brown-Spot Pinion
Glistening Inkcap · Madarch y Maes · Snowy Waxcap · Field Blewits · Wood Blewits +44
- Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus
- Madarch y MaesAgaricus campestris
- Snowy WaxcapCuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineus
- Field BlewitsLepista saeva
- Wood BlewitsLepista nuda
- Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare
- False Chanterelle
Smooth Sow-thistle · Bristly Oxtongue · Atlas Poppy · Springy Turf-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia +4
- Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
- Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
- Atlas PoppyPapaver atlanticum
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Anchoscelis litura2019
Anchoscelis litura2019
Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2019Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2019Burnished BrassDiachrysia chrysitis2019Burnished BrassDiachrysia chrysitis2019Garden CarpetXanthorhoe fluctuata2019Garden CarpetXanthorhoe fluctuata2019Red-Line QuakerLeptologia lota2019Red-Line QuakerLeptologia lota2019Yellow-Line QuakerLeptologia macilenta2019Yellow-Line QuakerLeptologia macilenta2019Lunar UnderwingAnchoscelis lunosa2019Lunar UnderwingAnchoscelis lunosa2019Mouse MothAmphipyra tragopoginis2019Mouse MothAmphipyra tragopoginis2019Silver YAutographa gamma2019Silver YAutographa gamma2019Vine's RusticHoplodrina ambigua2019Vine's RusticHoplodrina ambigua2019SallowCirrhia icteritia2019SallowCirrhia icteritia2019Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2019Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2019Frosted OrangeGortyna flavago2019Frosted OrangeGortyna flavago2019Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriata2019Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriata2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusGreen-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthae2019Green-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthae2019November MothEpirrita dilutata2019November MothEpirrita dilutata2019Spruce CarpetThera britannica2019Spruce CarpetThera britannica2019White ErmineSpilosoma lubricipeda2019White ErmineSpilosoma lubricipeda2019SnoutHypena proboscidalis2019SnoutHypena proboscidalis2019Pale Mottled WillowCaradrina clavipalpis2019Pale Mottled WillowCaradrina clavipalpis2019Common WainscotMythimna pallens2019Common WainscotMythimna pallens2019Orange SallowTiliacea citrago2019Orange SallowTiliacea citrago2019Rosy RusticHydraecia micacea2019Rosy RusticHydraecia micacea2019Centre-barred SallowAtethmia centrago2019Centre-barred SallowAtethmia centrago2019Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2019Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2019Common RusticMesapamea secalis2019Common RusticMesapamea secalis2019Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2019Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2019Canary-shouldered ThornEnnomos alniaria2019Canary-shouldered ThornEnnomos alniaria2019Coxcomb ProminentPtilodon capucina2019Coxcomb ProminentPtilodon capucina2019Cabbage MothMamestra brassicae2019Cabbage MothMamestra brassicae2019Swallow ProminentPheosia tremula2019Swallow ProminentPheosia tremula2019Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2019Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2019Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2019Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2019Knot GrassAcronicta rumicis2019Knot GrassAcronicta rumicis2019Shuttle-shaped DartAgrotis puta2019Shuttle-shaped DartAgrotis puta2019Flounced RusticLuperina testacea2019Flounced RusticLuperina testacea2019Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca
Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca
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Acer pseudoplatanus2024
Acer pseudoplatanus2024
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