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Brethrens Meeting Hall

📷 Bill Harrison · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦118+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Blackbird
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦118+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Blackbird
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

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£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Herring Gull +115 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Herring Gull +115 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Painted Lady +27 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Painted Lady +27 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Whitish Feather-moss, Big Shaggy-moss +10 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Whitish Feather-moss, Big Shaggy-moss +10 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Ice House RouteWalking route1.7 km

Named routeLength 1.7 kmLocal walking route

Marram Grass RouteWalking route800 m

Named routeLength 800 mLocal walking route

Beach WalkWalking route600 m

Named routeLength 600 mLocal walking route

Horse RouteWalking route500 m

Named routeLength 500 mLocal walking route

Thyme WalkWalking route3.5 km

Named routeLength 3.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Wildlife to spot

1,820 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,820 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds120 species

autumn

2025

Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Herring Gull · Red-throated Diver · Robin +115

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Common GullLarus canus2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
SwallowHirundo rustica
CurlewNumenius arquata
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
EiderSomateria mollissima2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Great TitParus major2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
SanderlingCalidris alba2024
Common GuillemotUria aalge2024
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
GannetMorus bassanus
JackdawColoeus monedula
House MartinDelichon urbicum
BuzzardButeo buteo
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
ShagGulosus aristotelis2024
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
RazorbillAlca torda2023
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2023
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2021
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
DunlinCalidris alpina2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
TealAnas crecca2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
Common TernSterna hirundo2023
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2023
Barred WarblerCurruca nisoria2023
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata2023
Great SkuaStercorarius skua2021
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2024
WigeonMareca penelope2024
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2023
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2022
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
SwiftApus apus2024
Bee-eaterMerops apiaster2024
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
Pallas's WarblerPhylloscopus proregulus2023
GreenshankTringa nebularia2023
SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2021
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2019
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2018
CuckooCuculus canorus
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2024
Locustella naevia naeviaLocustella naevia naevia2024
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2024
Pyrrhula pyrrhula pyrrhulaPyrrhula pyrrhula pyrrhula2023
Certhia familiaris familiarisCerthia familiaris familiaris2023
Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2023
Southern CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo sinensis2023
WryneckJynx torquilla2023
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2022
Water RailRallus aquaticus2022
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2022
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2021
LapwingVanellus vanellus2020
Olive-backed PipitAnthus hodgsoni2020
PuffinFratercula arctica2020
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2019
RedshankTringa totanus2018
Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus2018
RuffCalidris pugnax2017
Barn OwlTyto alba2017
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2016

🦌

Mammals8 species

autumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Hedgehog +3

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2016
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2021
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2020
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus2024
Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena2023
MoleTalpa europaea2021

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2020

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2019

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects30 species

summer

2024

Small Tortoiseshell · Red Admiral · Painted Lady · Common Darter · Green-veined White +25

Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
ChestnutConistra vaccinii2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
Mottled UmberErannis defoliaria2018
PterostichusPterostichus2023
11-spot LadybirdCoccinella undecimpunctata2022
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2022
PeacockAglais io2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata2019
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019
Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja2019
Hebrew CharacterOrthosia gothica2019
Common QuakerOrthosia cerasi2019
SatelliteEupsilia transversa2019
Pale Brindled BeautyPhigalia pilosaria2019
Scarce UmberAgriopis aurantiaria2018
December MothPoecilocampa populi2018
Red-Line QuakerLeptologia lota2018
Spruce CarpetThera britannica2018
November Moth agg.Epirrita dilutata agg.2018
Fox MothMacrothylacia rubi2018
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2018

🌿

Plants21 species

autumn

2025

Springy Turf-moss · Whitish Feather-moss · Big Shaggy-moss · Bluebell · Sand-hill Screw-moss +16

Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Whitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicans
Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2018
Sand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformis
AcaenaAcaena2024
Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2022
Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi
Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum
Urn HaircapPogonatum urnigerum
Cuspidate-leaved BrambleRubus mucronulatus2022
Pirri-pirri-burAcaena novae-zelandiae2022
Small CudweedLogfia minima2022
Lesser Meadow-rueThalictrum minus2022
SalmonberryRubus spectabilis2021
AllseedLinum radiola2021
Spanish BluebellHyacinthoides hispanica2017

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,820 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds120 species

autumn

2025

Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Herring Gull · Red-throated Diver · Robin +115

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Common GullLarus canus2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
SwallowHirundo rustica
CurlewNumenius arquata
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
EiderSomateria mollissima2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Great TitParus major2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
SanderlingCalidris alba2024
Common GuillemotUria aalge2024
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
GannetMorus bassanus
JackdawColoeus monedula
House MartinDelichon urbicum
BuzzardButeo buteo
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
ShagGulosus aristotelis2024
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
RazorbillAlca torda2023
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2023
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2021
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
DunlinCalidris alpina2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
TealAnas crecca2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
Common TernSterna hirundo2023
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2023
Barred WarblerCurruca nisoria2023
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata2023
Great SkuaStercorarius skua2021
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2024
WigeonMareca penelope2024
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2023
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2022
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
SwiftApus apus2024
Bee-eaterMerops apiaster2024
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
Pallas's WarblerPhylloscopus proregulus2023
GreenshankTringa nebularia2023
SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2021
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2019
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2018
CuckooCuculus canorus
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2024
Locustella naevia naeviaLocustella naevia naevia2024
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2024
Pyrrhula pyrrhula pyrrhulaPyrrhula pyrrhula pyrrhula2023
Certhia familiaris familiarisCerthia familiaris familiaris2023
Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2023
Southern CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo sinensis2023
WryneckJynx torquilla2023
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2022
Water RailRallus aquaticus2022
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2022
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2021
LapwingVanellus vanellus2020
Olive-backed PipitAnthus hodgsoni2020
PuffinFratercula arctica2020
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2019
RedshankTringa totanus2018
Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus2018
RuffCalidris pugnax2017
Barn OwlTyto alba2017
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2016

🦌

Mammals8 species

autumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Hedgehog +3

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2016
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2021
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2020
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus2024
Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena2023
MoleTalpa europaea2021

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2020

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2019

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects30 species

summer

2024

Small Tortoiseshell · Red Admiral · Painted Lady · Common Darter · Green-veined White +25

Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
ChestnutConistra vaccinii2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
Mottled UmberErannis defoliaria2018
PterostichusPterostichus2023
11-spot LadybirdCoccinella undecimpunctata2022
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2022
PeacockAglais io2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata2019
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019
Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja2019
Hebrew CharacterOrthosia gothica2019
Common QuakerOrthosia cerasi2019
SatelliteEupsilia transversa2019
Pale Brindled BeautyPhigalia pilosaria2019
Scarce UmberAgriopis aurantiaria2018
December MothPoecilocampa populi2018
Red-Line QuakerLeptologia lota2018
Spruce CarpetThera britannica2018
November Moth agg.Epirrita dilutata agg.2018
Fox MothMacrothylacia rubi2018
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2018

🌿

Plants21 species

autumn

2025

Springy Turf-moss · Whitish Feather-moss · Big Shaggy-moss · Bluebell · Sand-hill Screw-moss +16

Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Whitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicans
Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2018
Sand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformis
AcaenaAcaena2024
Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2022
Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi
Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum
Urn HaircapPogonatum urnigerum
Cuspidate-leaved BrambleRubus mucronulatus2022
Pirri-pirri-burAcaena novae-zelandiae2022
Small CudweedLogfia minima2022
Lesser Meadow-rueThalictrum minus2022
SalmonberryRubus spectabilis2021
AllseedLinum radiola2021
Spanish BluebellHyacinthoides hispanica2017

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Bill Harrison · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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