Bow Congregational Church
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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
50.80006, -3.81478
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦35+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 142m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦35+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 142m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +32 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Hedgehog, Otter, Hazel Dormouse +14 more · last seen 2022
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Flame Shoulder, Large Yellow Underwing, Buff Ermine +179 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Ivy-leaved Speedwell, Lesser Celandine +125 more · last seen 2024
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Moors WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Tarka TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Devonshire Heartland WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef DHWRegional walking route
Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MMPWRegional walking route
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Bow Congregational Church
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
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Wildlife to spot
4,571 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,571 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
springsummer
2025▾
Swift · Tawny Owl · House Martin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +24
- SwiftApus apus2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2022
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2018
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2022
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2019
- Little OwlAthene noctua2018
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2018
- NuthatchSitta europaea2018
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2018
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2018
- Great TitParus major2018
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2018
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2018
🦌Mammals17 species
springsummerautumn
2022▾
Hedgehog · Otter · Wood Mouse · Hazel Dormouse · Roe Deer +12
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- OtterLutra lutra
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2021
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2021
- Rabbit
Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Small White · Red Admiral · Lily Beetle · Comma +14
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2018
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2018
- Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020
- CommaPolygonia c-album2018
- PeacockAglais io
Bluebell · Mexican Fleabane · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Crosswort · Reed Canary-grass +74
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus2018
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2018
- CrosswortCruciata laevipes2018
- Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2016
- Remote SedgeCarex remota
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,571 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
springsummer
2025▾
Swift · Tawny Owl · House Martin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +24
- SwiftApus apus2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2022
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2018
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2022
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2019
- Little OwlAthene noctua2018
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2018
- NuthatchSitta europaea2018
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2018
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2018
- Great TitParus major2018
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2018
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2018
🦌Mammals17 species
springsummerautumn
2022▾
Hedgehog · Otter · Wood Mouse · Hazel Dormouse · Roe Deer +12
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- OtterLutra lutra
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2021
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2021
- Rabbit
Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Small White · Red Admiral · Lily Beetle · Comma +14
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2018
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2018
- Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020
- CommaPolygonia c-album2018
- PeacockAglais io
Bluebell · Mexican Fleabane · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Crosswort · Reed Canary-grass +74
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus2018
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2018
- CrosswortCruciata laevipes2018
- Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2016
- Remote SedgeCarex remota
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Oryctolagus cuniculus2019
Oryctolagus cuniculus2019
Whiskered BatMyotis mystacinus2018Whiskered BatMyotis mystacinus2018Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2018Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2018Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2018Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2018BarbastelleBarbastella barbastellus2018BarbastelleBarbastella barbastellus2018NoctuleNyctalus noctula2018NoctuleNyctalus noctula2018Myotis Bat speciesMyotis2018Myotis Bat speciesMyotis2018Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2018Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2018Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros2018Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros2018Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2018Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2018Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2018Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2018Greater Horseshoe BatRhinolophus ferrumequinum2017Greater Horseshoe BatRhinolophus ferrumequinum20172018
2018
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiRoesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiHornetVespa crabro2022HornetVespa crabro2022Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis2021Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis2021Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2020Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2020Cereal Leaf BeetleOulema duftschmidi/melanopus2020Cereal Leaf BeetleOulema duftschmidi/melanopus2020Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2020Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis20207-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20207-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2020Onthophagus coenobitaOnthophagus coenobita2020Onthophagus coenobitaOnthophagus coenobita2020Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018Large WhitePieris brassicae2018Large WhitePieris brassicae2018Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2018Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2018Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2018Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2018Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2017Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis20172016
2016
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2019Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2019Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2016Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2016DaisyBellis perennis2016DaisyBellis perennis2016Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2016Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2016Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2016Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2016Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2016Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2016Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2016Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2016FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2016FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2016Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2016Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2016Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2016Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2016PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2016PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2016Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2016Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2016daffodilsNarcissus2016daffodilsNarcissus2016Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2016Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2016Trailing St John's-wortHypericum humifusum2016Trailing St John's-wortHypericum humifusum2016TutsanHypericum androsaemum2016TutsanHypericum androsaemum2016Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2016Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2016Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2016Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2016NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris2016NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris2016Field-roseRosa arvensis2016Field-roseRosa arvensis2016Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2016Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2016Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2016Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2016Douglas FirPseudotsuga menziesii2016Douglas FirPseudotsuga menziesii2016Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2016Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2016Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2016Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2016Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2016Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2016PignutConopodium majus2016PignutConopodium majus2016Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2016Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2016Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2016Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2016Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2016Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2016Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2016Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2016Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2016Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2016Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2016Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2016Western Hemlock-spruceTsuga heterophylla2016Western Hemlock-spruceTsuga heterophylla2016Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2016Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2016Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2016Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2016Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2016Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2016Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2016Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2016Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2016Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2016Common DuckweedLemna minor2016Common DuckweedLemna minor2016Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2016Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2016Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2016Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2016Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2016Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2016Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2016Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2016Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2016Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2016Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2016Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2016Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia2016Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia2016Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2016Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2016Lesser PeriwinkleVinca minor2016Lesser PeriwinkleVinca minor2016Greater ChickweedStellaria neglecta2016Greater ChickweedStellaria neglecta2016Greater PeriwinkleVinca major2016Greater PeriwinkleVinca major2016Slender RushJuncus tenuis2016Slender RushJuncus tenuis2016Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2016Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2016AlderAlnus glutinosa2016AlderAlnus glutinosa2016CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2016CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2016MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina2016MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina2016Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2016Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2016Pink-sorrelOxalis articulata2016Pink-sorrelOxalis articulata2016Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2016Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2016Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2016Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2016Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2016Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2016Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2016Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2016Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis2016Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis2016Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2016Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2016Wild OnionAllium vineale2016Wild OnionAllium vineale2016Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2016Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2016Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2016Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2016Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2016Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2016White StonecropSedum album2016White StonecropSedum album2016Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum2016Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum2016Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2016Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2016Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2016Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2016Events & activities nearby
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