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Borgue Parish Church

📷 Richard Sutcliffe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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54.81055, -4.13562

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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
🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Route 7
🐕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
🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Route 7
🐕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

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Tawny Owl, House Sparrow, Collared Dove +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tawny Owl, House Sparrow, Collared Dove +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Painted Lady, Black Darter +47 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Painted Lady, Black Darter +47 more · last seen 2024

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Route 7

Varies

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Snowdrop, Japanese Rose, Bluebell · last seen 2017; Plants — Snowdrop, Japanese Rose, Bluebell · last seen 2017

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 7Cycling route

Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route11.7 km

Named routeRef 7Length 11.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route15 m

Named routeRef 7Length 15 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route138 m

Named routeRef 7Length 138 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route8.1 km

Named routeRef 7Length 8.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

5,115 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,115 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds34 species

winterspring

2025

Tawny Owl · Chaffinch · House Sparrow · Collared Dove · Blue Tit +29

Tawny OwlStrix aluco
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
JackdawColoeus monedula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
SwallowHirundo rustica
RookCorvus frugilegus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
DunnockPrunella modularis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
House MartinDelichon urbicum
WhitethroatCurruca communis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Herring GullLarus argentatus
SiskinSpinus spinus

🦌

Mammals4 species

spring

2025

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Badger · Red Deer

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
BadgerMeles meles
Red DeerCervus elaphus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,115 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds34 species

winterspring

2025

Tawny Owl · Chaffinch · House Sparrow · Collared Dove · Blue Tit +29

Tawny OwlStrix aluco
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
JackdawColoeus monedula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
SwallowHirundo rustica
RookCorvus frugilegus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
DunnockPrunella modularis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
House MartinDelichon urbicum
WhitethroatCurruca communis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Herring GullLarus argentatus
SiskinSpinus spinus

🦌

Mammals4 species

spring

2025

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Badger · Red Deer

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
BadgerMeles meles
Red DeerCervus elaphus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Richard Sutcliffe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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