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St Mary's Church

📷 Richard Croft · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦109+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦109+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Pheasant +106 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Pheasant +106 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Waterside walks

Good match

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Route 1

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Oak Bush-cricket, 7-spot Ladybird, Cantharis rustica · last seen 2025; Insects — Oak Bush-cricket, 7-spot Ladybird, Cantharis rustica · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Macmillan WayWalking route290 km

Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Sutton Bridge to SkegnessWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 Boston to Lincoln

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Lister WayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Marsh Lane Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

London Road Cycle Route (Boston)Cycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Norwich - Lincoln

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 King's Lynn to Boston

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

9,940 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,940 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

wintersummer

2025

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Herring Gull +44

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MagpiePica pica
Herring GullLarus argentatus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
SwallowHirundo rustica
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Stock DoveColumba oenas
DunnockPrunella modularis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
RobinErithacus rubecula
SwiftApus apus
JayGarrulus glandarius
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
RookCorvus frugilegus
JackdawColoeus monedula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Common GullLarus canus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2024
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
RedshankTringa totanus2024
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2024
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
GadwallMareca strepera2024
CootFulica atra2024
Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2025

Brown Hare

Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2025

Oak Bush-cricket

Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,940 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

wintersummer

2025

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Herring Gull +44

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MagpiePica pica
Herring GullLarus argentatus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
SwallowHirundo rustica
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Stock DoveColumba oenas
DunnockPrunella modularis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
RobinErithacus rubecula
SwiftApus apus
JayGarrulus glandarius
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
RookCorvus frugilegus
JackdawColoeus monedula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Common GullLarus canus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2024
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
RedshankTringa totanus2024
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2024
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
GadwallMareca strepera2024
CootFulica atra2024
Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2025

Brown Hare

Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2025

Oak Bush-cricket

Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Richard Croft · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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