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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.89615, -0.52588
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕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, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +82 more · last seen 2025
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: CHURCH OF ST PETER; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +82 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Black Oil-beetle, Small White, Red Admiral +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km18 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 15Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
Photos
Ropsley, St. Peter's Church: South porch
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
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Wildlife to spot
4,674 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,674 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
springsummer
2025▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Blackbird · Jackdaw +27
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- MagpiePica pica
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2024▾
Brown Hare · Muntjac · Rabbit
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Asiraca clavicornis
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Asiraca clavicornisAsiraca clavicornis
Dandelion · Ivy · White Dead-nettle · Wood Forget-me-not · Daisy +86
- DandelionTaraxacum
- IvyHedera helix
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,674 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
springsummer
2025▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Blackbird · Jackdaw +27
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- MagpiePica pica
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2024▾
Brown Hare · Muntjac · Rabbit
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Asiraca clavicornis
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Asiraca clavicornisAsiraca clavicornis
Dandelion · Ivy · White Dead-nettle · Wood Forget-me-not · Daisy +86
- DandelionTaraxacum
- IvyHedera helix
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Elder
Elder
Sambucus nigra
Sambucus nigra
HogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaGrey Field-speedwellVeronica politaGrey Field-speedwellVeronica politaHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataLesser BurdockArctium minusLesser BurdockArctium minusSweet VioletViola odorataSweet VioletViola odorataCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaCowslipPrimula verisCowslipPrimula verisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisWater MintMentha aquaticaWater MintMentha aquaticaHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumRed ValerianCentranthus ruberRed ValerianCentranthus ruberPellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaicaPellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaicaGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensCherry PlumPrunus cerasiferaCherry PlumPrunus cerasiferaWallflowerErysimum cheiriWallflowerErysimum cheiriRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusLilacSyringa vulgarisLilacSyringa vulgarisNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisThyme-leaved SandwortArenaria serpyllifoliaThyme-leaved SandwortArenaria serpyllifoliadaffodilsNarcissusdaffodilsNarcissusMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaHemlockConium maculatumHemlockConium maculatumGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGreater BurdockArctium lappaGreater BurdockArctium lappaRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisWild PlumPrunus domesticaWild PlumPrunus domesticaField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataGoldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomusGoldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomusSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusDwarf ElderSambucus ebulusDwarf ElderSambucus ebulusHard RushJuncus inflexusHard RushJuncus inflexusPlantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. majorGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumGreater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosaGreater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosaDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusMidland HawthornCrataegus laevigataMidland HawthornCrataegus laevigataWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorItalian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicumItalian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicumWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusEvents & activities nearby
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