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St Paul's Church

📷 Ian S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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53.56614, -0.64417

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking on site — 18 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking on site — 18 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Dark-edged Bee-fly +16 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Dark-edged Bee-fly +16 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Springy Turf-moss, Bugloss +5 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Springy Turf-moss, Bugloss +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km

Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

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Cycling

29 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route

The National Byway in Lincolnshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Isle of Axholme GreenwayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 169Cycling route

Named routeRef 169National Cycle Network

N/ACycling route120 m

Named routeLength 120 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route167 m

Named routeLength 167 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route323 m

Named routeLength 323 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

15,397 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

15,397 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

spring

2026

Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Rock Dove · Magpie +48

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Great TitParus major2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
CootFulica atra2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025

🐝

Insects6 species

summer

2025

Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Lesser Stag Beetle · Summer Chafer · Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea · 7-spot Ladybird +1

Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum

🌿

Plants4 species

summer

2025

Springy Turf-moss · Bugloss · Rosebay Willowherb · Scorpion Weed

Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
BuglossLycopsis arvensis
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

15,397 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

spring

2026

Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Rock Dove · Magpie +48

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Great TitParus major2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
CootFulica atra2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025

🐝

Insects6 species

summer

2025

Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Lesser Stag Beetle · Summer Chafer · Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea · 7-spot Ladybird +1

Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum

🌿

Plants4 species

summer

2025

Springy Turf-moss · Bugloss · Rosebay Willowherb · Scorpion Weed

Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
BuglossLycopsis arvensis
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Ian S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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