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✦Heritage🦅Birds🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
54.84581, -3.28265
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ✦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
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ✦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
Best for
7 activities✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: CHURCH OF ST MARY; Religious grounds — local heritage
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl
Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat
〰Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Dogs allowed with public access
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
King Charles III England Coast Path: Gretna to AllonbyWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.1 km▾
Named routeRef 72Length 3.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route204 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 204 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.8 km▾
Named routeRef 72Length 3.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.3 km▾
Named routeRef 72Length 3.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route808 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 808 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
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St Mary's Church, Abbeytown
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St Mary's Church, Abbeytown
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
2,036 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,036 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds32 species
springsummer
2024Mallard · Rook · House Sparrow · Swallow · House Martin
+27 more speciesHide species list
All 32 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
- Rock DoveColumba livia2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025Frog
🐝Insects2 species
springsummer
2025Banded Demoiselle · Red Mason Bee
Snowdrop · Polypody · Cleavers · Garlic Mustard · Germander Speedwell
+115 more speciesHide species list
All 120 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- PolypodyPolypodium interjectum x vulgare = P. x mantoniae
- CleaversGalium aparine2024
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,036 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds32 species
springsummer
2024Mallard · Rook · House Sparrow · Swallow · House Martin
+27 more speciesHide species list
All 32 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
- Rock DoveColumba livia2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025Frog
🐝Insects2 species
springsummer
2025Banded Demoiselle · Red Mason Bee
Snowdrop · Polypody · Cleavers · Garlic Mustard · Germander Speedwell
+115 more speciesHide species list
All 120 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- PolypodyPolypodium interjectum x vulgare = P. x mantoniae
- CleaversGalium aparine2024
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ribwort Plantain
Ribwort Plantain
Plantago lanceolata2024
Plantago lanceolata2024
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024ElderSambucus nigra2024ElderSambucus nigra2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024DaisyBellis perennis2024DaisyBellis perennis2024Zigzag CloverTrifolium mediumZigzag CloverTrifolium mediumSalad BurnetPoterium sanguisorbaSalad BurnetPoterium sanguisorbaScorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifoliaScorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifoliaFool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2024Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2024PoppyPapaver2024PoppyPapaver2024Bird's-Foot-TrefoilLotus2024Bird's-Foot-TrefoilLotus2024MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2024MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2024Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2024Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2024Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2024Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2024Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2024Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2024ValerianValeriana2024ValerianValeriana2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2024Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2024Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2024Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2024BrackenPteridium aquilinum2023BrackenPteridium aquilinum2023Curled DockRumex crispus2023Curled DockRumex crispus2023Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2023Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2023YarrowAchillea millefolium2023YarrowAchillea millefolium2023Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2023Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2023Hedge BedstrawGalium album2023Hedge BedstrawGalium album2023Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2023Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2023Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2023Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2023White CloverTrifolium repens2023White CloverTrifolium repens2023Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2023Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2023Heath GroundselSenecio sylvaticus2023Heath GroundselSenecio sylvaticus2023Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2023Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2023BlackthornPrunus spinosa2023BlackthornPrunus spinosa2023Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2023Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2023HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2023HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2023HawkweedHieracium2023HawkweedHieracium2023RedshankPersicaria maculosa2023RedshankPersicaria maculosa2023Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2023Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2023Red CampionSilene dioica2023Red CampionSilene dioica2023Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2023Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2023Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2023Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2023Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2023Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2023AlderAlnus glutinosa2023AlderAlnus glutinosa2023CrosswortCruciata laevipes2023CrosswortCruciata laevipes2023Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2023Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2023PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2023PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2023Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2023Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2023Callitriche stagnalisCallitriche stagnalis2023Callitriche stagnalisCallitriche stagnalis2023Common OracheAtriplex patula2023Common OracheAtriplex patula2023NipplewortLapsana communis2023NipplewortLapsana communis2023Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2023Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2023Common ChickweedStellaria media2023Common ChickweedStellaria media2023Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2023Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2023MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2023MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2023Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2023Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2023SilverweedPotentilla anserina2023SilverweedPotentilla anserina2023Sea MayweedTripleurospermum maritimum2023Sea MayweedTripleurospermum maritimum2023Wood AvensGeum urbanum2023Wood AvensGeum urbanum2023Phleum pratensePhleum pratense2023Phleum pratensePhleum pratense2023Soft-rushJuncus effusus2023Soft-rushJuncus effusus2023Rosa caninaRosa canina2023Rosa caninaRosa canina2023Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2023Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2023GorseUlex europaeus2023GorseUlex europaeus2023Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2023Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2023Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2023Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2023Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2023Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2023Bifid Hemp-nettleGaleopsis bifida2023Bifid Hemp-nettleGaleopsis bifida2023Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2023Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2023Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2023Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2023Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2023Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2023Tufted VetchVicia cracca2023Tufted VetchVicia cracca2023Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2023Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2023Common Hemp-Nettle agg.Galeopsis tetrahit2023Common Hemp-Nettle agg.Galeopsis tetrahit2023Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023Bush VetchVicia sepium2023Bush VetchVicia sepium2023Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2023Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2023Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2023Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2023False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2023False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2023Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2023Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2023Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2023Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2023FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2023FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2023BroomCytisus scoparius2023BroomCytisus scoparius2023BrambleRubus fruticosus2023BrambleRubus fruticosus2023Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2023Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2023SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2023SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2023HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2023HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2023Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2023Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2023Salix fragilisSalix fragilis2023Salix fragilisSalix fragilis2023HollyIlex aquifolium2023HollyIlex aquifolium2023Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2023Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2023Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2023Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2023DandelionTaraxacum2023DandelionTaraxacum2023IvyHedera helix2023IvyHedera helix2023Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2023Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2023Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2023Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2023Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2023Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2023Malus sylvestrisMalus sylvestris2023Malus sylvestrisMalus sylvestris2023Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2023Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2023AshFraxinus excelsior2023AshFraxinus excelsior2023Common NettleUrtica dioica2023Common NettleUrtica dioica2023Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2023Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2023Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2023Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2023HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2023HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2023Pale PersicariaPersicaria lapathifolia2023Pale PersicariaPersicaria lapathifolia2023Greater PlantainPlantago major2023Greater PlantainPlantago major2023Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2023Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2023American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2023American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2023Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2023Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2023Common SorrelRumex acetosa2023Common SorrelRumex acetosa2023Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2023Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2023Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2023Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2023Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2023Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2023Scots PinePinus sylvestris2023Scots PinePinus sylvestris2023