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Kildalton Old Parish Church

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant and Blackbird
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant and Blackbird
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Pheasant, Blackbird, Chaffinch +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pheasant, Blackbird, Chaffinch +81 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 — Green-veined White, Common Flower Bug, Sylvicola punctatus +49 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Green-veined White, Common Flower Bug, Sylvicola punctatus +49 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Sweet Vernal-grass, Yorkshire-fog, Creeping Buttercup +180 more · last seen 2019; Plants — Sweet Vernal-grass, Yorkshire-fog, Creeping Buttercup +180 more · last seen 2019

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Common Sorrel, Sheep's Sorrel, Dandelion +18 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Three Distilleries PathwayWalking route5.5 km

Named routeLength 5.5 kmLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Three Distilleries PathwayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

2,050 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,050 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

springsummer

2025

Blackbird · Chaffinch · Pied Wagtail · Pheasant · Wren +53

BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Greylag GooseAnser anser
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SwallowHirundo rustica
Rock DoveColumba livia
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2023
Great TitParus major2023
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Common GullLarus canus
GannetMorus bassanus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2023
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2023

🦌

Mammals4 species

autumn

2025

Fallow Deer · Red Deer · Hedgehog · Roe Deer

Fallow DeerDama dama2024
Red DeerCervus elaphus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023

🐝

Insects6 species

summer

2024

Plectrocnemia conspersa · Limnephilus centralis · Tinodes waeneri · Polycentropus flavomaculatus · Limnephilus borealis +1

Plectrocnemia conspersaPlectrocnemia conspersa
Limnephilus centralisLimnephilus centralis
Tinodes waeneriTinodes waeneri
Polycentropus flavomaculatusPolycentropus flavomaculatus
Limnephilus borealisLimnephilus borealis
Agrypnia variaAgrypnia varia

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2024

Northern Marsh-orchid

Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,050 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

springsummer

2025

Blackbird · Chaffinch · Pied Wagtail · Pheasant · Wren +53

BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Greylag GooseAnser anser
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SwallowHirundo rustica
Rock DoveColumba livia
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2023
Great TitParus major2023
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Common GullLarus canus
GannetMorus bassanus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2023
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2023

🦌

Mammals4 species

autumn

2025

Fallow Deer · Red Deer · Hedgehog · Roe Deer

Fallow DeerDama dama2024
Red DeerCervus elaphus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023

🐝

Insects6 species

summer

2024

Plectrocnemia conspersa · Limnephilus centralis · Tinodes waeneri · Polycentropus flavomaculatus · Limnephilus borealis +1

Plectrocnemia conspersaPlectrocnemia conspersa
Limnephilus centralisLimnephilus centralis
Tinodes waeneriTinodes waeneri
Polycentropus flavomaculatusPolycentropus flavomaculatus
Limnephilus borealisLimnephilus borealis
Agrypnia variaAgrypnia varia

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2024

Northern Marsh-orchid

Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Andrew Wood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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