Churchyard cross 6.5m west of Twitchen church
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
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Getting here
51.06089, -3.73034
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Chaffinch
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Chaffinch
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕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 — Carrion Crow, Chaffinch, Pheasant +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Chaffinch, Pheasant +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Bent, Yorkshire-fog, Marsh Thistle +247 more · last seen 2020
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Speckled Wood, Glow-worm +12 more · last seen 2023
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route32.9 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 32.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Twitchen : St Peter's Church
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
1,801 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,801 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMeadow Pipit · Kestrel · Skylark · Carrion Crow · Cuckoo +13
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2013
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Dartford WarblerCurruca undata2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2015
- SwallowHirundo rustica2015
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2013
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2013
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐝Insects14 species
springsummer
2023▾
Common Carder Bee · Glow-worm · Small Tortoiseshell · Meadow Brown · Small White +9
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2022
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2018
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2018
- Small WhitePieris rapae2018
- Brimstone
Hieracium sect. Sabauda · Yorkshire-fog · Red Fescue · Yarrow · Crested Dog's-tail +120
- Hieracium sect. SabaudaHieracium sect. Sabauda2017
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2017
- Red FescueFestuca rubra2017
- YarrowAchillea millefolium2017
- Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2017
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,801 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMeadow Pipit · Kestrel · Skylark · Carrion Crow · Cuckoo +13
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2013
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Dartford WarblerCurruca undata2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2015
- SwallowHirundo rustica2015
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2013
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2013
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐝Insects14 species
springsummer
2023▾
Common Carder Bee · Glow-worm · Small Tortoiseshell · Meadow Brown · Small White +9
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2022
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2018
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2018
- Small WhitePieris rapae2018
- Brimstone
Hieracium sect. Sabauda · Yorkshire-fog · Red Fescue · Yarrow · Crested Dog's-tail +120
- Hieracium sect. SabaudaHieracium sect. Sabauda2017
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2017
- Red FescueFestuca rubra2017
- YarrowAchillea millefolium2017
- Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2017
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Gonepteryx rhamni2018
Gonepteryx rhamni2018
Large WhitePieris brassicae2018Large WhitePieris brassicae2018PeacockAglais io2018PeacockAglais io2018White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum2017White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum2017Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2015Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2015Solomon's-seal SawflyPhymatocera aterrima2015Solomon's-seal SawflyPhymatocera aterrima2015Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2015Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2015Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2015Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2015Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2015Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2015Intermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectum2017Intermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectum2017White CloverTrifolium repens2017White CloverTrifolium repens2017Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2017Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2017Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2017Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2017Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2017Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2017Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2017Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2017Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2017Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2017Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2017Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2017Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2017Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2017Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2017Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2017Eared WillowSalix aurita2017Eared WillowSalix aurita2017Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2017Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2017Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2017Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2017HawthornCrataegus monogyna2017HawthornCrataegus monogyna2017Red CloverTrifolium pratense2017Red CloverTrifolium pratense2017Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2017Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2017Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2017Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2017Ivy-leaved BellflowerWahlenbergia hederacea2017Ivy-leaved BellflowerWahlenbergia hederacea2017Common BentAgrostis capillaris2017Common BentAgrostis capillaris2017Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2017Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2017Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2013Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2013Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2017Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2017Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2017Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2017Dog-roseRosa canina2017Dog-roseRosa canina2017Wood AvensGeum urbanum2017Wood AvensGeum urbanum2017Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2017Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2017Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2017Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2017Toad RushJuncus bufonius2017Toad RushJuncus bufonius2017Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2017Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2017Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2017Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2017MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2017MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2017Red CampionSilene dioica2017Red CampionSilene dioica2017Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2017Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2017Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2017Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2017Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2017Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2017Bush VetchVicia sepium2017Bush VetchVicia sepium2017Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis2017Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis2017Wood DockRumex sanguineus2017Wood DockRumex sanguineus2017Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2017Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2017Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper2017Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper2017Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2017Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2017KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2017KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2017Greater PlantainPlantago major2017Greater PlantainPlantago major2017Salix aurita x cinerea = S. x multinervisSalix aurita x cinerea = S. x multinervis2017Salix aurita x cinerea = S. x multinervisSalix aurita x cinerea = S. x multinervis2017PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2017PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2017Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2017Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2017Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2017Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2017Downy BirchBetula pubescens2017Downy BirchBetula pubescens2017Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2017Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2017RaspberryRubus idaeus2017RaspberryRubus idaeus2017Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2017Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2017Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2017Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2017NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris2017NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris2017Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2017Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2017SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2017SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2017Goat WillowSalix caprea2017Goat WillowSalix caprea2017Sessile OakQuercus petraea2017Sessile OakQuercus petraea2017Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2017Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2017SilverweedPotentilla anserina2013SilverweedPotentilla anserina2013FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2013FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2013Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2013Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2013Velvet BentAgrostis canina2013Velvet BentAgrostis canina2013Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2013Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2013Oval SedgeCarex leporina2013Oval SedgeCarex leporina2013Soft-rushJuncus effusus2013Soft-rushJuncus effusus2013BlackthornPrunus spinosa2013BlackthornPrunus spinosa2013Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2013Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2013Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2013Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2013HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2013HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2013Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2013Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2013Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2013Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2013TimothyPhleum pratense2013TimothyPhleum pratense2013Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2013Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2013BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata2013BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata2013Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2013Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2013Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2013Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2013Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2013Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2013HeatherCalluna vulgaris2013HeatherCalluna vulgaris2013Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2013Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2013LousewortPedicularis sylvatica2013LousewortPedicularis sylvatica2013Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2013Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2013Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2013Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2013Heath-grassDanthonia decumbens2013Heath-grassDanthonia decumbens2013Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2013Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2013Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2013Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2013Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2013Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2013BrackenPteridium aquilinum2013BrackenPteridium aquilinum2013Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2013Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2013Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2013Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2013Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2013Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2013GorseUlex europaeus2013GorseUlex europaeus2013CleaversGalium aparine2013CleaversGalium aparine2013Mat-grassNardus stricta2013Mat-grassNardus stricta2013TormentilPotentilla erecta2013TormentilPotentilla erecta2013Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina2013Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina2013EyebrightEuphrasia2013EyebrightEuphrasia2013BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2013BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2013Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2013Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2013Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2013Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2013Star SedgeCarex echinata2013Star SedgeCarex echinata2013Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2013Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2013Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2013Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2013Bell HeatherErica cinerea2013Bell HeatherErica cinerea2013Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2013Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2013Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2013Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2013Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2013Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2013BrambleRubus fruticosus2013BrambleRubus fruticosus2013Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2013Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2013Common SorrelRumex acetosa2013Common SorrelRumex acetosa2013Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2013Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2013Common NettleUrtica dioica2013Common NettleUrtica dioica2013Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2013Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2013PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2012PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2012Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius2012Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius2012PignutConopodium majus2012PignutConopodium majus2012BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2012BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2012Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2012Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2012Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2012Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2012Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2012Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2012Events & activities 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