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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.78766, -4.55807
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Nuthatch
- ⛪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
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Nuthatch
- ⛪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 — Robin, Nuthatch, Wren +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Robin, Nuthatch, Wren +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Holly, Wilson's Honeysuckle +58 more · last seen 2015
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Azure Damselfly, Peacock +10 more · last seen 2022
Free
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route WCPWalking route▾
Named routeRef WCPNational walking route
Landsker Borderlands TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route37 m▾
Named routeRef 4Length 37 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route388 m▾
Named routeRef 4Length 388 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route4.3 km▾
Named routeRef 4Length 4.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
595 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
595 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springsummer
2025▾
Nuthatch · Wren · Goldcrest · Swallow · Blue Tit +35
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2015
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SwallowHirundo rustica2015
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2015
- RobinErithacus rubecula2015
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2015
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2015
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2015
- Great TitParus major2015
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2015
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2015
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2015
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2015
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2015
- JayGarrulus glandarius2015
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2015
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2015
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2015
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2015
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2015
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2015
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2015
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2015
- DunnockPrunella modularis2015
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2013
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2018
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2015
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2014
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2014
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2014
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2013
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2013
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2013
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2013
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2013
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2016▾
Polecat · Otter · Sika Deer
- PolecatMustela putorius
- OtterLutra lutra
- Sika DeerCervus nippon2014
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2020▾
Palmate Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Red Admiral · Peacock · Painted Lady · Common Carder Bee · Small Tortoiseshell +5
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Holly · Japanese Knotweed · Wilson's Honeysuckle · Cylindric Beard-moss · Water-Starwort +30
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- Wilson's HoneysuckleLonicera nitida
- Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2013
- Water-StarwortCallitriche
- BrambleRubus fruticosus2014
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
595 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springsummer
2025▾
Nuthatch · Wren · Goldcrest · Swallow · Blue Tit +35
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2015
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SwallowHirundo rustica2015
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2015
- RobinErithacus rubecula2015
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2015
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2015
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2015
- Great TitParus major2015
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2015
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2015
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2015
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2015
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2015
- JayGarrulus glandarius2015
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2015
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2015
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2015
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2015
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2015
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2015
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2015
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2015
- DunnockPrunella modularis2015
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2013
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2018
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2015
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2014
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2014
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2014
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2013
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2013
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2013
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2013
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2013
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2016▾
Polecat · Otter · Sika Deer
- PolecatMustela putorius
- OtterLutra lutra
- Sika DeerCervus nippon2014
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2020▾
Palmate Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Red Admiral · Peacock · Painted Lady · Common Carder Bee · Small Tortoiseshell +5
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Holly · Japanese Knotweed · Wilson's Honeysuckle · Cylindric Beard-moss · Water-Starwort +30
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- Wilson's HoneysuckleLonicera nitida
- Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2013
- Water-StarwortCallitriche
- BrambleRubus fruticosus2014
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Himalayan Balsam
Himalayan Balsam
Impatiens glandulifera2014
Impatiens glandulifera2014
Fairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicina2013Fairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicina2013RedshankCeratodon purpureus2013RedshankCeratodon purpureus2013Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2013Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2013Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2013Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2013Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2013Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2013Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2013Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2013Taper-leaved Earth-mossPleuridium acuminatum2013Taper-leaved Earth-mossPleuridium acuminatum2013Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii2013Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii2013Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2013Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2013Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum2013Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum2013Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla2013Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla2013Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2013Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2013Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2013Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2013Wood-rustCephalozia curvifolia2013Wood-rustCephalozia curvifolia2013Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2013Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2013Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2013Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2013Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica2013Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica2013Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus2013Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus2013Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha2013Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha2013Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides2013Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides2013Silver-mossBryum argenteum2013Silver-mossBryum argenteum2013Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2012Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2012Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus2012Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus2012Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2012Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2012Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme2012Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme2012Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2012Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2012Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2012Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2012Starry Thyme-mossMnium stellare2012Starry Thyme-mossMnium stellare2012