Plan your visit
⛪Churchyards🐶Dogs✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
57.06419, -2.73748
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ⛪Churchyard walks 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
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ⛪Churchyard walks is at its best in summer here
- 🐕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
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Deeside WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Fungle RoadWalking route14 km▾
Named routeLength 14 kmLocal walking route
Tarland WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Tarland WayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Deeside WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef DWLocal cycle route
Deeside WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 195National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route318 m▾
Named routeRef 195Length 318 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km▾
Named routeRef 195Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route226 m▾
Named routeRef 195Length 226 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Photos
Churchyard path to Birse Church
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Wildlife to spot
1,873 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,873 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springsummer
2026▾
Chaffinch · Wren · Pheasant · Woodpigeon · Robin +38
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- MagpiePica pica2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- White WagtailMotacilla alba alba2025
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Brown Hare
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
🦎Reptiles1 species
springautumn
2024▾
Slow-worm
🐝Insects15 species
springsummer
2025▾
Tree Bumblebee · 7-spot Ladybird · Volucella pellucens · Sericomyia silentis · Eyed Ladybird +10
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
- Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
- Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,873 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springsummer
2026▾
Chaffinch · Wren · Pheasant · Woodpigeon · Robin +38
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- MagpiePica pica2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- White WagtailMotacilla alba alba2025
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Brown Hare
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
🦎Reptiles1 species
springautumn
2024▾
Slow-worm
🐝Insects15 species
springsummer
2025▾
Tree Bumblebee · 7-spot Ladybird · Volucella pellucens · Sericomyia silentis · Eyed Ladybird +10
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
- Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
- Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red Mason Bee
Red Mason Bee
Osmia bicornis
Osmia bicornis
SyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2024Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2024Bee BeetleTrichius fasciatus2024Bee BeetleTrichius fasciatus2024Cheilosia chrysocomaCheilosia chrysocoma2024Cheilosia chrysocomaCheilosia chrysocoma2024Poecilus versicolorPoecilus versicolor2024Poecilus versicolorPoecilus versicolor2024Parasyrphus punctulatusParasyrphus punctulatus2024Parasyrphus punctulatusParasyrphus punctulatus2024