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Getting here
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦38+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and House Martin
- ⛪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
- 🐦38+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and House Martin
- ⛪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
7 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Tawny Owl, House Martin, Swallow +35 more · last seen 2025
Birds — Tawny Owl, House Martin, Swallow +35 more · last seen 2025
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Red Admiral, Gatekeeper +27 more · last seen 2024
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Dune Thread-moss, Redshank, Thickpoint Grimmia +87 more · last seen 2020
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Photos
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Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
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Wildlife to spot
386 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
386 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds38 species
wintersummer
2025Tawny Owl · House Martin · Swallow · Barn Owl · House Sparrow
+33 more speciesHide species list
All 38 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba2021
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2015
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2015
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2015
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2015
- DunnockPrunella modularis2015
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2015
- JackdawColoeus monedula2015
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2015
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2015
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- SwiftApus apus2020
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2015
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2015
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2015
- MagpiePica pica2015
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2015
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2015
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2015
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2015
- RavenCorvus corax2015
- NuthatchSitta europaea2015
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2015
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2015
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2015
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2015
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2015
- JayGarrulus glandarius2015
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2015
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2015
- Great TitParus major2015
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2015
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2011
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2011
🦌Mammals10 species
springsummerautumn
2024Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Hedgehog
+5 more speciesHide species list
All 10 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2021
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2021
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2021
- Hedgehog
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2024Smooth Newt
Meadow Brown · Red Admiral · Gatekeeper · Speckled Wood · Green-veined White
+25 more speciesHide species list
All 30 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2018
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2016
Dune Thread-moss · Redshank · Thickpoint Grimmia · Crimson-tuber Thread-moss · Blunt Feather-moss
+85 more speciesHide species list
All 90 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum
- RedshankCeratodon purpureus
- Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum
- Crimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubens
- Blunt Feather-mossHomalia trichomanoides
- Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
386 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds38 species
wintersummer
2025Tawny Owl · House Martin · Swallow · Barn Owl · House Sparrow
+33 more speciesHide species list
All 38 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba2021
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2015
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2015
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2015
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2015
- DunnockPrunella modularis2015
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2015
- JackdawColoeus monedula2015
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2015
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2015
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- SwiftApus apus2020
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2015
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2015
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2015
- MagpiePica pica2015
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2015
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2015
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2015
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2015
- RavenCorvus corax2015
- NuthatchSitta europaea2015
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2015
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2015
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2015
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2015
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2015
- JayGarrulus glandarius2015
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2015
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2015
- Great TitParus major2015
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2015
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2011
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2011
🦌Mammals10 species
springsummerautumn
2024Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Hedgehog
+5 more speciesHide species list
All 10 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2021
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2021
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2021
- Hedgehog
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2024Smooth Newt
Meadow Brown · Red Admiral · Gatekeeper · Speckled Wood · Green-veined White
+25 more speciesHide species list
All 30 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2018
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2016
Dune Thread-moss · Redshank · Thickpoint Grimmia · Crimson-tuber Thread-moss · Blunt Feather-moss
+85 more speciesHide species list
All 90 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum
- RedshankCeratodon purpureus
- Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum
- Crimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubens
- Blunt Feather-mossHomalia trichomanoides
- Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Erinaceus europaeus2020
Erinaceus europaeus2020
PolecatMustela putorius2022PolecatMustela putorius2022OtterLutra lutra2022OtterLutra lutra2022Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2014Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2014Myotis Bat speciesMyotis2014Myotis Bat speciesMyotis2014Greater Horseshoe BatRhinolophus ferrumequinum2014Greater Horseshoe BatRhinolophus ferrumequinum2014Large White
Large White
Pieris brassicae2019
Pieris brassicae2019
PeacockAglais io2019PeacockAglais io2019Small WhitePieris rapae2018Small WhitePieris rapae2018Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2016Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2016Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2015Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2015RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2018Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2018CommaPolygonia c-album2018CommaPolygonia c-album2018WallLasiommata megera2016WallLasiommata megera2016Common BluePolyommatus icarus2016Common BluePolyommatus icarus2016Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2013Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2013Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2011Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2011Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraHornet RobberflyAsilus crabroniformis2022Hornet RobberflyAsilus crabroniformis2022Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2022Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2022Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus2022Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus2022Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2018Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2018Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2018Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2018Scarlet TigerCallimorpha dominula2016Scarlet TigerCallimorpha dominula2016BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2014BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2014Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2014Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2014Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2013Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2013Painted LadyVanessa cardui2010Painted LadyVanessa cardui2010Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2010Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2010Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusWall Screw-mossTortula muralisWall Screw-mossTortula muralisShining HookeriaHookeria lucensShining HookeriaHookeria lucensNicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsoniiNicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsoniiSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumElegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellumElegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellumWeissia controversa var. controversaWeissia controversa var. controversaWeissia controversa var. controversaWeissia controversa var. controversaEven ScalewortRadula complanataEven ScalewortRadula complanataCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillarePointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataDon's Thread-mossBryum donianumDon's Thread-mossBryum donianumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumUlota crispulaUlota crispulaUlota crispulaUlota crispulaGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumWelsh Pocket-mossFissidens celticusWelsh Pocket-mossFissidens celticusLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioidesLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioidesDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumSilky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromallaSilky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromallaGreater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioidesGreater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioidesFlat NeckeraNeckera complanataFlat NeckeraNeckera complanataAtrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatumRambling Tail-mossAnomodon viticulosusRambling Tail-mossAnomodon viticulosusFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaGreen Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimusGreen Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimusCommon Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatumCommon Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatumBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataNotched PouchwortCalypogeia argutaNotched PouchwortCalypogeia argutaDwarf Feather-mossMicroeurhynchium pumilumDwarf Feather-mossMicroeurhynchium pumilumCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumIntermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montanaIntermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montanaFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumTozer's Thread-mossEpipterygium tozeriTozer's Thread-mossEpipterygium tozeriCommon FrillwortFossombronia pusillaCommon FrillwortFossombronia pusillaChiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthosOverleaf PelliaPellia epiphyllaOverleaf PelliaPellia epiphyllaGreat Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicumGreat Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicumCommon PottiaTortula truncataCommon PottiaTortula truncataNeat Crisp-mossTortella nitidaNeat Crisp-mossTortella nitidaRiver Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulareRiver Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulareLesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloidesLesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloidesYellow Feather-mossHomalothecium lutescensYellow Feather-mossHomalothecium lutescensPointed Lattice-mossDialytrichia mucronataPointed Lattice-mossDialytrichia mucronataJuicy Silk-mossPlagiothecium succulentumJuicy Silk-mossPlagiothecium succulentumWall Thread-mossBryum radiculosumWall Thread-mossBryum radiculosumClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeCommon Cord-mossFunaria hygrometricaCommon Cord-mossFunaria hygrometricaLittle Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreusLittle Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreusWhite-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanumWhite-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanumBig Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrusBig Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrusCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataWoodsy Silk-mossPlagiothecium nemoraleWoodsy Silk-mossPlagiothecium nemoraleAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumZygodon conoideus var. conoideusZygodon conoideus var. conoideusZygodon conoideus var. conoideusZygodon conoideus var. conoideusMaidenhair Pocket-mossFissidens adianthoidesMaidenhair Pocket-mossFissidens adianthoidesAloe HaircapPogonatum aloidesAloe HaircapPogonatum aloidesDwarf NeckeraNeckera pumilaDwarf NeckeraNeckera pumilaWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisElegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegansElegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegansWhiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguineaWhiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguineaBank HaircapPolytrichum formosumBank HaircapPolytrichum formosumWhite EarwortDiplophyllum albicansWhite EarwortDiplophyllum albicansBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumEndive PelliaPellia endiviifoliaEndive PelliaPellia endiviifoliaTender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenellaTender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenellaHair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferumHair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferumRed Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrumRed Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrumSilver-mossBryum argenteumSilver-mossBryum argenteumSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralisBluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2017BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2017Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2012Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2012Events & activities nearby
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