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Church of St Peter with St James

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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52.03065, -1.13898

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 59m away — 20 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 59m away — 20 car parks within reach

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 — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Four-spotted Chaser, Eristalis pertinax, Broad-bodied Chaser +12 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Four-spotted Chaser, Eristalis pertinax, Broad-bodied Chaser +12 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Herb-Robert, Common Dog-violet, Corn Mint +10 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Herb-Robert, Common Dog-violet, Corn Mint +10 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Corn Mint, Three-cornered Garlic, Flowering Currant +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Ouse Valley Way 1 (Syresham to Turvey)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 50Cycling route

Named routeRef 50National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route4 km

Named routeRef 50Length 4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.1 km

Named routeRef 50Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route93 m

Named routeRef 50Length 93 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route51 m

Named routeRef 50Length 51 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route10.7 km

Named routeRef 50Length 10.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

8,925 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

8,925 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

autumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Blue Tit · Great Tit +50

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
SwiftApus apus2025

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Plants7 species

summer

2026

Common Dog-violet · Himalayan Honeysuckle · Quinoa · Common Orache · Spiked Sedge +2

Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa2025
QuinoaChenopodium quinoa2025
Common OracheAtriplex patula2025
Spiked SedgeCarex spicata2025
BuckwheatFagopyrum esculentum2025
WormwoodArtemisia absinthium2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

8,925 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

autumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Blue Tit · Great Tit +50

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
SwiftApus apus2025

🌿

Plants7 species

summer

2026

Common Dog-violet · Himalayan Honeysuckle · Quinoa · Common Orache · Spiked Sedge +2

Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa2025
QuinoaChenopodium quinoa2025
Common OracheAtriplex patula2025
Spiked SedgeCarex spicata2025
BuckwheatFagopyrum esculentum2025
WormwoodArtemisia absinthium2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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