Holy well near St James' Chapel
0 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
50.56049, -4.69733
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- ✦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
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- ✦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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Wren +57 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Red Fox, Lesser Horseshoe Bat, Grey Squirrel +13 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Marsh Fritillary, Bloody-nosed Beetle +91 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Many-leaved Pocket-moss, Wulfsberg's Tamarisk-moss +89 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Farm TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef FTLocal walking route
Camel TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef CAMPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route67 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 67 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route21 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 21 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route866 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 866 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route38 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 38 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route77 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 77 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
8,495 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,495 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
springsummer
2026▾
Blackbird · Robin · House Sparrow · Wren · Chaffinch +30
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Great TitParus major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Red Deer · Rabbit +4
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Red DeerCervus elaphus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
- MoleTalpa europaea
🦎Reptiles3 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard · Grass Snake
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2025
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects6 species
springautumn
2025▾
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Meadow Grasshopper · Hairy Shieldbug · Large Red Damselfly +1
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,495 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
springsummer
2026▾
Blackbird · Robin · House Sparrow · Wren · Chaffinch +30
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Great TitParus major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Red Deer · Rabbit +4
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Red DeerCervus elaphus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
- MoleTalpa europaea
🦎Reptiles3 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard · Grass Snake
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2025
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects6 species
springautumn
2025▾
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Meadow Grasshopper · Hairy Shieldbug · Large Red Damselfly +1
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
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