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East Mainland Church

1 ha

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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58.90106, -2.86263

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swallow and Mallard
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking on site — 2 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swallow and Mallard
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking on site — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Swallow, Mallard, Sedge Warbler +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swallow, Mallard, Sedge Warbler +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Lesser Celandine, Coltsfoot, Marsh-marigold +7 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Coltsfoot, Marsh-marigold +7 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly · last seen 2025; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 9Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Wildlife to spot

4,606 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,606 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

springsummer

2025

Mallard · Coot · Herring Gull · Great Black-backed Gull · Tufted Duck +53

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Common GullLarus canus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
SwallowHirundo rustica
RedshankTringa totanus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GadwallMareca strepera
Greylag GooseAnser anser
CurlewNumenius arquata
EiderSomateria mollissima
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
TealAnas crecca
WigeonMareca penelope
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Rock DoveColumba livia
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Common TernSterna hirundo
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
ShagGulosus aristotelis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
CuckooCuculus canorus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RavenCorvus corax
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
House MartinDelichon urbicum
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Great SkuaStercorarius skua
Great Northern DiverGavia immer

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Mammals1 species

spring

2025

Brown Hare

Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects3 species

summer

2025

Blue-tailed Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly

Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum

🌿

Plants3 species

spring

2025

Red Campion · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Sea Mayweed

Red CampionSilene dioica
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Sea MayweedTripleurospermum maritimum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,606 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

springsummer

2025

Mallard · Coot · Herring Gull · Great Black-backed Gull · Tufted Duck +53

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Common GullLarus canus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
SwallowHirundo rustica
RedshankTringa totanus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GadwallMareca strepera
Greylag GooseAnser anser
CurlewNumenius arquata
EiderSomateria mollissima
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
TealAnas crecca
WigeonMareca penelope
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Rock DoveColumba livia
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Common TernSterna hirundo
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
ShagGulosus aristotelis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
CuckooCuculus canorus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RavenCorvus corax
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
House MartinDelichon urbicum
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Great SkuaStercorarius skua
Great Northern DiverGavia immer

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2025

Brown Hare

Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects3 species

summer

2025

Blue-tailed Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly

Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum

🌿

Plants3 species

spring

2025

Red Campion · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Sea Mayweed

Red CampionSilene dioica
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Sea MayweedTripleurospermum maritimum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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