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Hackland Church

📷 Rude Health · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Robin
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Robin
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Wren, Robin, Blackbird +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Robin, Blackbird +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Black Darter +18 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Black Darter +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Germander Speedwell, Kidney Vetch, Wavy Bitter-cress +5 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Germander Speedwell, Kidney Vetch, Wavy Bitter-cress +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Orkney Prehistory Loop RideCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Orkney Prehistory Loop RideCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

6,268 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,268 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

summerautumn

2025

Wren · Meadow Pipit · Teal · Mallard · Robin +45

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
TealAnas crecca
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
WigeonMareca penelope
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
GadwallMareca strepera
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
SwallowHirundo rustica
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RedshankTringa totanus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
CootFulica atra
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
CurlewNumenius arquata
Common GullLarus canus
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Rock DoveColumba livia
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RavenCorvus corax
DunlinCalidris alpina
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Greylag GooseAnser anser
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2025

Brown Hare

Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects3 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Large Red Damselfly · Black Darter · Common Hawker

Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Black DarterSympetrum danae
Common HawkerAeshna juncea

🌿

Plants8 species

springsummer

2025

Germander Speedwell · Kidney Vetch · Wavy Bitter-cress · Heath Milkwort · Bilberry +3

Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,268 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

summerautumn

2025

Wren · Meadow Pipit · Teal · Mallard · Robin +45

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
TealAnas crecca
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
WigeonMareca penelope
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
GadwallMareca strepera
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
SwallowHirundo rustica
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RedshankTringa totanus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
CootFulica atra
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
CurlewNumenius arquata
Common GullLarus canus
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Rock DoveColumba livia
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RavenCorvus corax
DunlinCalidris alpina
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Greylag GooseAnser anser
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2025

Brown Hare

Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects3 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Large Red Damselfly · Black Darter · Common Hawker

Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Black DarterSympetrum danae
Common HawkerAeshna juncea

🌿

Plants8 species

springsummer

2025

Germander Speedwell · Kidney Vetch · Wavy Bitter-cress · Heath Milkwort · Bilberry +3

Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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