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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.70782, -2.04098
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ⛪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
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ⛪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
Best for
6 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +50 more · last seen 2025
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +50 more · last seen 2025
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Field Grasshopper, Nebria brevicollis, Roesel's Bush-cricket +13 more · last seen 2025
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Dogs allowed with public access
Religious grounds — local heritage
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km▾
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
Wysis WayWalking route88.5 km▾
Long distance footpath forming a link between the Thames and the Wye
Named routeRef WYSLength 88.5 kmRegional walking route
Thames PathWalking route296 km▾
Named routeRef TPLength 296 kmNational walking route
23 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Fosse2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Cotswold CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef CCRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route105 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 105 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route592 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 592 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
Tomb detail, St Matthew's church, Coates
Photos
Tomb detail, St Matthew's church, Coates
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
9,396 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,396 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds53 species
winterspring
2025Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Jackdaw
+48 more speciesHide species list
All 53 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- RavenCorvus corax
- SwiftApus apus2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Turdus iliacus iliacusTurdus iliacus iliacus2024
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2023
🦌Mammals7 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2024Grey Squirrel · Field Vole · Brown Rat · Wood Mouse · Red Fox
+2 more speciesHide species list
All 7 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2023
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025Common Frog
Field Grasshopper · Nebria brevicollis · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Common Green Grasshopper · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper
+11 more speciesHide species list
All 16 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Nebria brevicollisNebria brevicollis
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
- Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,396 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds53 species
winterspring
2025Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Jackdaw
+48 more speciesHide species list
All 53 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- RavenCorvus corax
- SwiftApus apus2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Turdus iliacus iliacusTurdus iliacus iliacus2024
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2023
🦌Mammals7 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2024Grey Squirrel · Field Vole · Brown Rat · Wood Mouse · Red Fox
+2 more speciesHide species list
All 7 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2023
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025Common Frog
Field Grasshopper · Nebria brevicollis · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Common Green Grasshopper · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper
+11 more speciesHide species list
All 16 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Nebria brevicollisNebria brevicollis
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
- Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023Fallow DeerDama dama2023Fallow DeerDama dama2023Rufous GrasshopperGomphocerippus rufusRufous GrasshopperGomphocerippus rufusMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusBrown Tree AntLasius brunneusBrown Tree AntLasius brunneusPlatystomos albinusPlatystomos albinus2024Platystomos albinusPlatystomos albinus2024Mallota cimbiciformisMallota cimbiciformis2024Mallota cimbiciformisMallota cimbiciformis2024Stictoleptura rubraStictoleptura rubra2023Stictoleptura rubraStictoleptura rubra2023Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2023Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2023Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2023Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2023Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2023Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2023Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2022Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2022Events & activities nearby
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