Church of St Francis of Assissi
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.94342, 0.64496
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦42+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Goldfinch
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦42+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Goldfinch
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🐕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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Goldfinch, House Sparrow +39 more · last seen 2025
Free
Mammals — Hedgehog, Mole, Muntjac +13 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Rustic, Large Yellow Underwing, Speckled Wood +151 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Blackthorn, Hazel, Elder +35 more · last seen 2018
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
toilets
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Colne Valley PathWalking route37 km▾
Named routeLength 37 kmLocal walking route
Boisfield Terracepublic footpath · 194 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 194 mSurface pavedPath type: footway
East Millpublic footpath · 125 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 125 mPath type: track
Fleece Yardpublic footpath · 58 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 58 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
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St Francis of Assissi RC Church Halstead Essex
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Wildlife to spot
3,520 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,520 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds24 species
springsummer
2025▾
Goldfinch · Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Blackbird · Robin +19
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummerautumn
2024▾
Hedgehog · Red Fox
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Hornet Hoverfly · Marbled White · Ridge-saddled Carpenter Bee · 7-spot Ladybird · Rose Chafer +2
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2023
- Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea
- Ridge-saddled Carpenter BeeHeriades truncorum2023
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023
- Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2023
- Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,520 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds24 species
springsummer
2025▾
Goldfinch · Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Blackbird · Robin +19
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummerautumn
2024▾
Hedgehog · Red Fox
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Hornet Hoverfly · Marbled White · Ridge-saddled Carpenter Bee · 7-spot Ladybird · Rose Chafer +2
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2023
- Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea
- Ridge-saddled Carpenter BeeHeriades truncorum2023
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023
- Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2023
- Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2023Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2023