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St Peter's Church

3 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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53.49569, -0.66276

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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
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 218m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 218m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Physcia caesia, Lepraria incana s. lat., Netted Shield Lichen +34 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Physcia caesia, Lepraria incana s. lat., Netted Shield Lichen +34 more · last seen 2014

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Large White, Peacock, Small White +96 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Peacock, Small White +96 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 public paths nearby

Public paths

Clay Lanepublic footpath · 287 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 287 mPath type: path

Clay Lanepublic footpath · 44 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 44 mPath type: residential

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route

The National Byway in Lincolnshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

4,628 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,628 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds33 species

springsummer

2025

Blackbird · Robin · Swift · Magpie · Woodpigeon +28

BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
SwiftApus apus2024
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
JackdawColoeus monedula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
House SparrowPasser domesticus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Greylag GooseAnser anser
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RookCorvus frugilegus
Rock DoveColumba livia
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
SwallowHirundo rustica
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
LapwingVanellus vanellus2023

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2025

Brown Hare

Brown HareLepus europaeus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2024

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects10 species

summer

2025

Acyrthosiphon (Acyrthosiphon) pisum · Broad-bodied Chaser · Aphis (Aphis) rumicis · Euceraphis betulae · Cavariella (Cavariella) pastinacae +5

Acyrthosiphon (Acyrthosiphon) pisumAcyrthosiphon (Acyrthosiphon) pisum
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2023
Aphis (Aphis) rumicisAphis (Aphis) rumicis
Euceraphis betulaeEuceraphis betulae
Cavariella (Cavariella) pastinacaeCavariella (Cavariella) pastinacae
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Uroleucon (Uromelan) aeneumUroleucon (Uromelan) aeneum
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2023
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2023

🌿

Plants91 species

summer

2023

Common Twayblade · Bee Orchid · Holly · Marsh Pennywort · Black Medick +86

Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
HollyIlex aquifolium
Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris
Black MedickMedicago lupulina
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Brown BentAgrostis vinealis
BirchBetula
GorseUlex europaeus
Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis
Trailing St John's-wortHypericum humifusum
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum
Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
DandelionTaraxacum
Curled DockRumex crispus
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
Star SedgeCarex echinata
Pill SedgeCarex pilulifera
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Luzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congesta
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
Marsh SpeedwellVeronica scutellata
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
Toad RushJuncus bufonius
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
CleaversGalium aparine
Beaked Hawk's-beardCrepis vesicaria
TormentilPotentilla erecta
BrambleRubus fruticosus
PinePinus
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis
Luzula multiflora subsp. multifloraLuzula multiflora subsp. multiflora
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Virginia-creeperParthenocissus quinquefolia
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina
Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Common CudweedFilago germanica
Lesser / Wood BurdockArctium minus
RaspberryRubus idaeus
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
NipplewortLapsana communis
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Common NettleUrtica dioica
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Velvet BentAgrostis canina
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgareCerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Marsh VioletViola palustris
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
AspenPopulus tremula
White CloverTrifolium repens
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
Parsley-leaved BrambleRubus laciniatus
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,628 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds33 species

springsummer

2025

Blackbird · Robin · Swift · Magpie · Woodpigeon +28

BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
SwiftApus apus2024
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
JackdawColoeus monedula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
House SparrowPasser domesticus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Greylag GooseAnser anser
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RookCorvus frugilegus
Rock DoveColumba livia
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
SwallowHirundo rustica
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
LapwingVanellus vanellus2023

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2025

Brown Hare

Brown HareLepus europaeus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2024

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects10 species

summer

2025

Acyrthosiphon (Acyrthosiphon) pisum · Broad-bodied Chaser · Aphis (Aphis) rumicis · Euceraphis betulae · Cavariella (Cavariella) pastinacae +5

Acyrthosiphon (Acyrthosiphon) pisumAcyrthosiphon (Acyrthosiphon) pisum
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2023
Aphis (Aphis) rumicisAphis (Aphis) rumicis
Euceraphis betulaeEuceraphis betulae
Cavariella (Cavariella) pastinacaeCavariella (Cavariella) pastinacae
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Uroleucon (Uromelan) aeneumUroleucon (Uromelan) aeneum
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2023
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2023

🌿

Plants91 species

summer

2023

Common Twayblade · Bee Orchid · Holly · Marsh Pennywort · Black Medick +86

Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
HollyIlex aquifolium
Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris
Black MedickMedicago lupulina
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Brown BentAgrostis vinealis
BirchBetula
GorseUlex europaeus
Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis
Trailing St John's-wortHypericum humifusum
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum
Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
DandelionTaraxacum
Curled DockRumex crispus
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
Star SedgeCarex echinata
Pill SedgeCarex pilulifera
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Luzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congesta
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
Marsh SpeedwellVeronica scutellata
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
Toad RushJuncus bufonius
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
CleaversGalium aparine
Beaked Hawk's-beardCrepis vesicaria
TormentilPotentilla erecta
BrambleRubus fruticosus
PinePinus
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis
Luzula multiflora subsp. multifloraLuzula multiflora subsp. multiflora
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Virginia-creeperParthenocissus quinquefolia
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina
Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Common CudweedFilago germanica
Lesser / Wood BurdockArctium minus
RaspberryRubus idaeus
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
NipplewortLapsana communis
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Common NettleUrtica dioica
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Velvet BentAgrostis canina
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgareCerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Marsh VioletViola palustris
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
AspenPopulus tremula
White CloverTrifolium repens
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
Parsley-leaved BrambleRubus laciniatus
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St. Peter's church Scotter from the northwest

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⛪Holy Trinity ChurchReligious grounds4.1 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds100 m→⛪St Genewy's ChurchReligious grounds1.6 km→⚽Scotton Village HallPlaying field1.7 km→⛪St John the Baptist ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→🪦Respect Green Burial ParkCemetery4.4 km→

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