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Church of St Columba

📷 Roger Templeman · 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

🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Shoveler
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
☕Crust N Crumb — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Shoveler
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
☕Crust N Crumb — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pintail +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pintail +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pintail +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pintail +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Bittersweet, Common Knapweed, Hemp-agrimony +12 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bittersweet, Common Knapweed, Hemp-agrimony +12 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, Epistrophe eligans +6 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, Epistrophe eligans +6 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

Good match

café

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Jurassic WayWalking route142 km

Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route

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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Main RouteCycling route40 m

Named routeRef 552Length 40 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2.6 km

Named routeRef 552Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route20 m

Named routeRef 552Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route138 m

Named routeRef 552Length 138 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route164 m

Named routeRef 552Length 164 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route847 m

Named routeRef 552Length 847 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

17,818 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

17,818 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds33 species

autumnwinter

2026

Wigeon · Shoveler · Pintail · Pochard · Blackcap +28

WigeonMareca penelope
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
PochardAythya ferina
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great TitParus major2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

17,818 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds33 species

autumnwinter

2026

Wigeon · Shoveler · Pintail · Pochard · Blackcap +28

WigeonMareca penelope
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
PochardAythya ferina
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great TitParus major2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Roger Templeman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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