Churchyard cross in St Mary the Virgin's churchyard
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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
52.12113, -2.55815
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Cuckoo and Blackbird
- ✦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
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Cuckoo and Blackbird
- ✦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 — Cuckoo, Blackbird, Tawny Owl +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access; Grade I listed building nearby: CHURCH OF ST MARY
Free
Birds — Cuckoo, Blackbird, Tawny Owl +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Garlic Mustard, Lesser Celandine +157 more · last seen 2021
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Common Cockchafer, Comma +14 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Choirs Way (Hereford to Worcester)Walking route▾
A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.
Named routeRegional walking route
Herefordshire TrailWalking route246.5 km▾
Named routeLength 246.5 kmRegional walking route
Three Choirs Way (Withington to Stanford Bishop)Walking route▾
A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.
Named routeRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Herefordshire)Cycling route▾
National Byway in Herefordshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
4,947 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,947 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Robin · Wren · Magpie · Woodpigeon +39
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great TitParus major
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2022
- CuckooCuculus canorus2022
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2021
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2021
- SwallowHirundo rustica2021
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
🦌Mammals3 species
springautumn
2025▾
Mole · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel
- MoleTalpa europaea
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2024
🐝Insects2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Aquarius paludum · Common Cockchafer
- Aquarius paludumAquarius paludum
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
Scarlet Elfcup
- Scarlet ElfcupSarcoscypha austriaca
Common Comfrey · Wavy Bitter-cress · Hedge Bedstraw · Alder · Great Willowherb +72
- Common ComfreySymphytum officinale
- Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
- Hedge BedstrawGalium album
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- Musk-mallowMalva moschata
- Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,947 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Robin · Wren · Magpie · Woodpigeon +39
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great TitParus major
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2022
- CuckooCuculus canorus2022
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2021
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2021
- SwallowHirundo rustica2021
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
🦌Mammals3 species
springautumn
2025▾
Mole · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel
- MoleTalpa europaea
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2024
🐝Insects2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Aquarius paludum · Common Cockchafer
- Aquarius paludumAquarius paludum
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
Scarlet Elfcup
- Scarlet ElfcupSarcoscypha austriaca
Common Comfrey · Wavy Bitter-cress · Hedge Bedstraw · Alder · Great Willowherb +72
- Common ComfreySymphytum officinale
- Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
- Hedge BedstrawGalium album
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- Musk-mallowMalva moschata
- Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas