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Armadale Parish Church

📷 Jim Smillie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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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
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Redwing, Goldeneye, Fieldfare +39 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Redwing, Goldeneye, Fieldfare +39 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Cross-leaved Heath, Blunt-leaved Bog-moss, Red Bog-moss +258 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Cross-leaved Heath, Blunt-leaved Bog-moss, Red Bog-moss +258 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Common Nettle, Common Sorrel, Bilberry +25 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Emerald Damselfly, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, 7-spot Ladybird +29 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Emerald Damselfly, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, 7-spot Ladybird +29 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

River Avon Heritage TrailWalking route14 km

Named routeLength 14 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

34 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 75Cycling route

Named routeRef 75National Cycle Network

Whitburn Town WalkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route198 m

Named routeRef 75Length 198 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route185 m

Named routeRef 75Length 185 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route5.4 km

Named routeRef 75Length 5.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route7 m

Named routeRef 75Length 7 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

5,827 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,827 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds9 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Redwing · Goldeneye · Fieldfare · Magpie · Stonechat +4

RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
MagpiePica pica
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Mole

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
MoleTalpa europaea2024

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2024

Palmate Newt

Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus

🐝

Insects26 species

summer

2025

Emerald Damselfly · Bombus lucorum · Black Darter · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee +21

Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2024
Black DarterSympetrum danae2024
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
Broken-belted BumblebeeBombus soroeensis2024
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2024
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2024
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata
Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Hieroglyphic LadybirdCoccinella hieroglyphica2024
Cixius nervosusCixius nervosus2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Heath BumblebeeBombus jonellus2024
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2024
Anthonomus pediculariusAnthonomus pedicularius2024
Barbut's Cuckoo BeeBombus barbutellus2024
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024
Forest Cuckoo BeeBombus sylvestris2024
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024
Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2023

🌿

Plants54 species

summer

2023

Bilberry · Common Sorrel · Field Horsetail · Heather · Broad-leaved Dock +49

BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Hypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme
Bifid Hemp-nettleGaleopsis bifida
Downy BirchBetula pubescens
Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella
CleaversGalium aparine
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Strict HaircapPolytrichum strictum
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Bay WillowSalix pentandra
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum
Red Bog-mossSphagnum capillifolium
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
RaspberryRubus idaeus
Common HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
Common SallowSalix cinerea
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
Sphagnum mediumSphagnum medium
Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina
Even ScalewortRadula complanata
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,827 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds9 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Redwing · Goldeneye · Fieldfare · Magpie · Stonechat +4

RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
MagpiePica pica
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Mole

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
MoleTalpa europaea2024

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2024

Palmate Newt

Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus

🐝

Insects26 species

summer

2025

Emerald Damselfly · Bombus lucorum · Black Darter · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee +21

Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2024
Black DarterSympetrum danae2024
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
Broken-belted BumblebeeBombus soroeensis2024
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2024
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2024
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata
Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Hieroglyphic LadybirdCoccinella hieroglyphica2024
Cixius nervosusCixius nervosus2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Heath BumblebeeBombus jonellus2024
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2024
Anthonomus pediculariusAnthonomus pedicularius2024
Barbut's Cuckoo BeeBombus barbutellus2024
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024
Forest Cuckoo BeeBombus sylvestris2024
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024
Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2023

🌿

Plants54 species

summer

2023

Bilberry · Common Sorrel · Field Horsetail · Heather · Broad-leaved Dock +49

BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Hypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme
Bifid Hemp-nettleGaleopsis bifida
Downy BirchBetula pubescens
Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella
CleaversGalium aparine
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Strict HaircapPolytrichum strictum
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Bay WillowSalix pentandra
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum
Red Bog-mossSphagnum capillifolium
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
RaspberryRubus idaeus
Common HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
Common SallowSalix cinerea
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
Sphagnum mediumSphagnum medium
Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina
Even ScalewortRadula complanata
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Jim Smillie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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