Crawford Elvanfoot Church
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
55.43337, -3.65321
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Lapwing
- ⛪Churchyard walks is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Lapwing
- ⛪Churchyard walks is at its best in summer here
- 🐕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 — Black-headed Gull, Lapwing, Oystercatcher +77 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Lapwing, Oystercatcher +77 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Sharp-flowered Rush, Alternate Water-milfoil, Jacobaea +188 more · last seen 2016
Free
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Green-veined White, Small Heath, Ringlet +4 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 74Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 74National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.6 km▾
Named routeRef 74Length 3.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route52 m▾
Named routeRef 74Length 52 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route104 m▾
Named routeRef 74Length 104 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km▾
Named routeRef 74Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
The Cemetery and disused Parish Church at Elvanfoot
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Wildlife to spot
1,418 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,418 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
springsummer
2026▾
Black-headed Gull · Oystercatcher · Raven · Curlew · Lapwing +31
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- DipperCinclus cinclus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
- Great White EgretArdea alba2025
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- DotterelEudromias morinellus2023
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
- TealAnas crecca2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2021
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2020
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Mole · Grey Squirrel
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2022
Adder
🐝Insects2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Larch Ladybird · Pea-leaf Weevil
- Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
- Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2020
Rosebay Willowherb · Autumn Hawkbit · False Oat-grass · Meadowsweet · Creeping Thistle +18
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2020
- Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2020
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2020
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2020
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2020
- Melancholy Thistle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,418 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
springsummer
2026▾
Black-headed Gull · Oystercatcher · Raven · Curlew · Lapwing +31
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- DipperCinclus cinclus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
- Great White EgretArdea alba2025
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- DotterelEudromias morinellus2023
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
- TealAnas crecca2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2021
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2020
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Mole · Grey Squirrel
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2022
Adder
🐝Insects2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Larch Ladybird · Pea-leaf Weevil
- Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
- Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2020
Rosebay Willowherb · Autumn Hawkbit · False Oat-grass · Meadowsweet · Creeping Thistle +18
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2020
- Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2020
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2020
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2020
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2020
- Melancholy Thistle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cirsium heterophyllum
Cirsium heterophyllum
RowanSorbus aucuparia2020RowanSorbus aucuparia2020Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2020Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2020ColtsfootTussilago farfara2020ColtsfootTussilago farfara2020Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2020Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2020Saltmarsh RushJuncus gerardii2021Saltmarsh RushJuncus gerardii2021Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2020Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2020Northern DockRumex longifolius2020Northern DockRumex longifolius2020Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2020Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2020Common NettleUrtica dioica2020Common NettleUrtica dioica2020YarrowAchillea millefolium2020YarrowAchillea millefolium2020TormentilPotentilla erecta2020TormentilPotentilla erecta2020Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2020Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2020Common SorrelRumex acetosa2020Common SorrelRumex acetosa2020Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2020Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2020HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2020HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2020Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2020Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2020HawthornCrataegus monogyna2020HawthornCrataegus monogyna2020