Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.31053, -0.41641
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦45+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Merlin and Short-eared Owl
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 212m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦45+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Merlin and Short-eared Owl
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 212m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Merlin, Short-eared Owl, Robin +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Birds — Merlin, Short-eared Owl, Robin +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Setaceous Hebrew Character, Willow Beauty, Large White +196 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Forked Veilwort, Bifid Crestwort, Dilated Scalewort +68 more · last seen 2019
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Shires WayWalking route79 km▾
49 mile route liking the Swan's Way to the Grafham Water circular walk, which it now incorporates, made up largely of bridleways.
Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route HDC 7 (alt route)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef HDC 7 (alt route)Local cycle route
Route HDC 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef HDC 7Local cycle route
N/ACycling route169 m▾
Named routeLength 169 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route336 m▾
Named routeLength 336 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
N/ACycling route1.3 km▾
Named routeLength 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
N/ACycling route546 m▾
Named routeLength 546 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Sandy Lanebyway open to all traffic · 323 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 323 mPath type: track
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All Saints Church, Tilbrook
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
8,755 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,755 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMerlin · Short-eared Owl · Robin · Carrion Crow · Linnet +28
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Great TitParus major
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- PochardAythya ferina
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2024
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
- Pyrrhula pyrrhula pyrrhulaPyrrhula pyrrhula pyrrhula2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
- SwiftApus apus2020
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummer
2023▾
Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Noctule · Otter · Hedgehog
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- OtterLutra lutra2022
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2023▾
Common Toad
Glow-worm · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Rhagonycha lutea · Lagria hirta · Large Red Damselfly +1
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2021
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Rhagonycha luteaRhagonycha lutea2023
- Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2023
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2023
- Large Garden BumblebeeBombus ruderatus
Forked Veilwort · White Dead-nettle · Lesser Burdock · Common Knapweed · Rumex crispus subsp. crispus +68
- Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- Lesser BurdockArctium minus
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
- Rumex crispus subsp. crispusRumex crispus subsp. crispus
- Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
- Hoary Ragwort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,755 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMerlin · Short-eared Owl · Robin · Carrion Crow · Linnet +28
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Great TitParus major
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- PochardAythya ferina
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2024
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
- Pyrrhula pyrrhula pyrrhulaPyrrhula pyrrhula pyrrhula2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
- SwiftApus apus2020
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummer
2023▾
Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Noctule · Otter · Hedgehog
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- OtterLutra lutra2022
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2023▾
Common Toad
Glow-worm · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Rhagonycha lutea · Lagria hirta · Large Red Damselfly +1
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2021
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Rhagonycha luteaRhagonycha lutea2023
- Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2023
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2023
- Large Garden BumblebeeBombus ruderatus
Forked Veilwort · White Dead-nettle · Lesser Burdock · Common Knapweed · Rumex crispus subsp. crispus +68
- Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- Lesser BurdockArctium minus
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
- Rumex crispus subsp. crispusRumex crispus subsp. crispus
- Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
- Hoary Ragwort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2020
2020
Jacobaea erucifolia
Jacobaea erucifolia
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesSweet VioletViola odorataSweet VioletViola odorataFool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorumFool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumNorway MapleAcer platanoidesNorway MapleAcer platanoidesCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataHemlockConium maculatumHemlockConium maculatumHard RushJuncus inflexusHard RushJuncus inflexusGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaNorway SprucePicea abiesNorway SprucePicea abiesWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumTall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceusTall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceusLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaCotoneaster horizontalisCotoneaster horizontalisCotoneaster horizontalisCotoneaster horizontalisHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisWater-StarwortCallitricheWater-StarwortCallitricheBread WheatTriticum aestivumBread WheatTriticum aestivumSwedish Whitebeam (aggregate)Sorbus intermediaSwedish Whitebeam (aggregate)Sorbus intermediaBlack HorehoundBallota nigraBlack HorehoundBallota nigraGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineReflexed Saltmarsh-grassPuccinellia distans subsp. distansReflexed Saltmarsh-grassPuccinellia distans subsp. distansReflexed StonecropPetrosedum rupestreReflexed StonecropPetrosedum rupestreBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiRed FescueFestuca rubraRed FescueFestuca rubraWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusFeverfewTanacetum partheniumFeverfewTanacetum partheniumHuntingdon ElmUlmus glabra x minor = U. x vegetaHuntingdon ElmUlmus glabra x minor = U. x vegetaBulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosusBulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosusHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumSpotted MedickMedicago arabicaSpotted MedickMedicago arabicaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumWater MintMentha aquaticaWater MintMentha aquaticaWhite WillowSalix albaWhite WillowSalix albaBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusGarden LavenderLavandula angustifoliaGarden LavenderLavandula angustifoliaCommon CouchElymus repensCommon CouchElymus repensCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisSlender SpeedwellVeronica filiformisSlender SpeedwellVeronica filiformisWall BarleyHordeum murinumWall BarleyHordeum murinumEvents & activities nearby
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