Cross in St Aldhelm and St Eadburga churchyard
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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
50.93856, -2.95552
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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 Blackbird and Carrion Crow
- ✦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 Blackbird and Carrion Crow
- ✦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 — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Magpie +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access; Grade I listed building nearby: CHURCH OF ST ALDHELM AND ST EADBURGHA
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Magpie +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gatekeeper, Humming-bird Hawk-moth, Red Admiral +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Good match
Historic site with public access
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monmouth Rebellion WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef MRWRegional walking route
Herepath Trail - Castle NerocheWalking route▾
Named routeRef HTnLocal walking route
Staple Fitzpaine HerepathWalking route▾
Named routeRef SFHLocal walking route
East Deane WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef EDWRegional walking route
26 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Somerset CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 33Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 33National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route284 m▾
Named routeRef 33Length 284 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km▾
Named routeRef 33Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km▾
Named routeRef 33Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route136 m▾
Named routeRef 33Length 136 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Church of St Aldhelm and St Eadburgha, Broadway
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
5,797 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,797 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Herring Gull · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Goldfinch · Magpie +29
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- SwiftApus apus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Hazel Dormouse · Bat · Daubenton's Bat · Red Fox
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- BatChiroptera2024
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2024
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects11 species
springsummer
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Syrphus · Dark Bush-cricket · Chrysotoxum cautum +6
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
- Chrysotoxum cautumChrysotoxum cautum
- ParhelophilusParhelophilus
Wild Cherry · Snowdrop · Veronica hederifolia subsp. hederifolia · Lords-and-Ladies · Bramble +55
- Wild CherryPrunus avium2024
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Veronica hederifolia subsp. hederifoliaVeronica hederifolia subsp. hederifolia
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Primrose
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,797 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Herring Gull · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Goldfinch · Magpie +29
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- SwiftApus apus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Hazel Dormouse · Bat · Daubenton's Bat · Red Fox
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- BatChiroptera2024
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2024
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects11 species
springsummer
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Syrphus · Dark Bush-cricket · Chrysotoxum cautum +6
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
- Chrysotoxum cautumChrysotoxum cautum
- ParhelophilusParhelophilus
Wild Cherry · Snowdrop · Veronica hederifolia subsp. hederifolia · Lords-and-Ladies · Bramble +55
- Wild CherryPrunus avium2024
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Veronica hederifolia subsp. hederifoliaVeronica hederifolia subsp. hederifolia
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Primrose
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Roesel's Bush-cricket
Roesel's Bush-cricket
Roeseliana roeselii2024
Roeseliana roeselii2024
Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2024Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2024Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2024Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2024Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2023Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2023Primula vulgaris
Primula vulgaris
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysdaffodilsNarcissusdaffodilsNarcissusWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumMistletoeViscum albumMistletoeViscum albumDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaSummer SnowflakeLeucojum aestivumSummer SnowflakeLeucojum aestivumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaCymbalaria muralis subsp. muralisCymbalaria muralis subsp. muralisCymbalaria muralis subsp. muralisCymbalaria muralis subsp. muralisElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraEnglish ElmUlmus proceraEnglish ElmUlmus proceraOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumCherry PlumPrunus cerasiferaCherry PlumPrunus cerasiferaFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCowslipPrimula verisCowslipPrimula verisDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataSweet VioletViola odorataSweet VioletViola odorataIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixSpotted MedickMedicago arabicaSpotted MedickMedicago arabicaGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaLapsana communis subsp. intermediaLapsana communis subsp. intermedia2023Lapsana communis subsp. intermediaLapsana communis subsp. intermedia2023Events & activities nearby
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