Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🧺Picnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
56.53714, -3.24116
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕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, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Large White, Peacock +22 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Garden Lady's-mantle, Giant Blackberry +148 more · last seen 2024
Free
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bannatyne PathWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
The Railway WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Water BackieWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
The Triangular RouteWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Photos
Kettins Parish Church and part of its burial ground
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
5,957 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,957 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds24 species
springsummer
2026▾
Great Tit · Grey Heron · Bullfinch · Jay · Mallard +19
- Great TitParus major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummer
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Red Fox
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2025
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2024▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2023
Silver-Green Leaf Weevil · Eristalis tenax · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Vine Weevil · Woolly Apple Aphid +12
- Silver-Green Leaf WeevilPhyllobius argentatus
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2024
- Woolly Apple AphidEriosoma lanigerum2024
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
Lady's mantle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,957 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds24 species
springsummer
2026▾
Great Tit · Grey Heron · Bullfinch · Jay · Mallard +19
- Great TitParus major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummer
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Red Fox
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2025
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2024▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2023
Silver-Green Leaf Weevil · Eristalis tenax · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Vine Weevil · Woolly Apple Aphid +12
- Silver-Green Leaf WeevilPhyllobius argentatus
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2024
- Woolly Apple AphidEriosoma lanigerum2024
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
Lady's mantle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas