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Leslie Parish Church

📷 Bill Harrison · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿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

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

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7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Ivy-leaved Speedwell, Nipplewort, False Oat-grass +77 more · last seen 2014; Plants — Ivy-leaved Speedwell, Nipplewort, False Oat-grass +77 more · last seen 2014

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Rowan, Common Hemp-nettle, Common Sorrel +13 more foraging species

Varies

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Black Redstart, Chaffinch +11 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Woodpigeon, Black Redstart, Chaffinch +11 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Green-veined White, Ringlet +4 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Green-veined White, Ringlet +4 more · last seen 2019

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Gordon WayWalking route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

281 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

281 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds14 species

winter

2024

Woodpigeon · Black Redstart · Mistle Thrush · Chaffinch · Barn Owl +9

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2010
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Barn OwlTyto alba
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Coal TitPeriparus ater
RobinErithacus rubecula
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2010
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2010
CuckooCuculus canorus2010

🦌

Mammals8 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Badger · Pine Marten · Wild Cat Hybrid +3

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
BadgerMeles meles2021
Pine MartenMartes martes2024
Wild Cat HybridFelis silvestris x catus2023
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2020
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2013
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2013

🐝

Insects7 species

summer

2019

Small Tortoiseshell · Green-veined White · Ringlet · Small White · Large White +2

Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae
Green-veined WhitePieris napi
RingletAphantopus hyperantus
Small WhitePieris rapae
Large WhitePieris brassicae
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2018
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2012

🌿

Plants128 species

autumn

2021

Bush Vetch · White Clover · Rowan · Common Sorrel · Broad-leaved Willowherb +123

Bush VetchVicia sepium2020
White CloverTrifolium repens2013
RowanSorbus aucuparia2013
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2013
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2013
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2013
GorseUlex europaeus2013
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2013
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2013
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2013
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2013
Common ChickweedStellaria media2013
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2013
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2013
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2013
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2013
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2013
Greater PlantainPlantago major2013
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2013
BroomCytisus scoparius2013
RaspberryRubus idaeus2013
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2013
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2013
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2013
DandelionTaraxacum2013
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2013
BullacePrunus domestica subsp. insititia2020
Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2014
Corn SpurreySpergula arvensis2013
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2013
Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2013
NipplewortLapsana communis2013
Common FumitoryFumaria officinalis2013
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2013
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2013
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2013
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2013
ElderSambucus nigra2013
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2013
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2013
Field PansyViola arvensis2013
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2013
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2013
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2013
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2013
Slender Parsley-piertAphanes australis2013
Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus2013
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2013
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2013
Silver BirchBetula pendula2013
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2013
Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2013
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2013
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2013
TimothyPhleum pratense2013
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2013
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2013
CleaversGalium aparine2013
Large-flowered Hemp-nettleGaleopsis speciosa2013
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2013
BeechFagus sylvatica2013
White Ramping-fumitoryFumaria capreolata2013
YarrowAchillea millefolium2013
Common Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis2013
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2013
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2013
Common NettleUrtica dioica2013
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2013
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2013
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2013
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2013
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2013
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2013
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2013
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2013
Common CouchElymus repens2013
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2013
Common EyebrightEuphrasia nemorosa2013
Field Mouse-earCerastium arvense2013
Field Penny-cressThlaspi arvense2012
Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis2010
RamsonsAllium ursinum
AspenPopulus tremula2020
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2020
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2010
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2010
HollyIlex aquifolium2010
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2010
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2010
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2010
Red-berried ElderSambucus racemosa2010
European LarchLarix decidua2010
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2010
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2010
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2010
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2010
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2010
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2010
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2010
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2010
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2010
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2010
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2010
Common Hemp-Nettle agg.Galeopsis tetrahit2010
Norway SprucePicea abies2010
Phleum pratensePhleum pratense2010
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2010
Bell HeatherErica cinerea2010
Wild CherryPrunus avium2010
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2010
Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia2010
Climbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculata2010
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2010
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2010
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2010
Sand SpurreySpergularia rubra2010
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2010
Toad RushJuncus bufonius2010
Mat-grassNardus stricta2010
Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius2010
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2010
DaisyBellis perennis2010
Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina2010
TormentilPotentilla erecta2010
EyebrightEuphrasia2010
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2010
Wild PlumPrunus domestica2010
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2010

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

281 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds14 species

winter

2024

Woodpigeon · Black Redstart · Mistle Thrush · Chaffinch · Barn Owl +9

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2010
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Barn OwlTyto alba
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Coal TitPeriparus ater
RobinErithacus rubecula
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2010
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2010
CuckooCuculus canorus2010

🦌

Mammals8 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Badger · Pine Marten · Wild Cat Hybrid +3

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
BadgerMeles meles2021
Pine MartenMartes martes2024
Wild Cat HybridFelis silvestris x catus2023
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2020
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2013
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2013

🐝

Insects7 species

summer

2019

Small Tortoiseshell · Green-veined White · Ringlet · Small White · Large White +2

Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae
Green-veined WhitePieris napi
RingletAphantopus hyperantus
Small WhitePieris rapae
Large WhitePieris brassicae
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2018
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2012

🌿

Plants128 species

autumn

2021

Bush Vetch · White Clover · Rowan · Common Sorrel · Broad-leaved Willowherb +123

Bush VetchVicia sepium2020
White CloverTrifolium repens2013
RowanSorbus aucuparia2013
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2013
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2013
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2013
GorseUlex europaeus2013
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2013
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2013
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2013
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2013
Common ChickweedStellaria media2013
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2013
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2013
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2013
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2013
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2013
Greater PlantainPlantago major2013
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2013
BroomCytisus scoparius2013
RaspberryRubus idaeus2013
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2013
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2013
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2013
DandelionTaraxacum2013
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2013
BullacePrunus domestica subsp. insititia2020
Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2014
Corn SpurreySpergula arvensis2013
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2013
Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2013
NipplewortLapsana communis2013
Common FumitoryFumaria officinalis2013
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2013
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2013
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2013
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2013
ElderSambucus nigra2013
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2013
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2013
Field PansyViola arvensis2013
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2013
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2013
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2013
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2013
Slender Parsley-piertAphanes australis2013
Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus2013
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2013
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2013
Silver BirchBetula pendula2013
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2013
Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2013
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2013
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2013
TimothyPhleum pratense2013
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2013
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2013
CleaversGalium aparine2013
Large-flowered Hemp-nettleGaleopsis speciosa2013
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2013
BeechFagus sylvatica2013
White Ramping-fumitoryFumaria capreolata2013
YarrowAchillea millefolium2013
Common Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis2013
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2013
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2013
Common NettleUrtica dioica2013
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2013
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2013
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2013
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2013
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2013
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2013
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2013
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2013
Common CouchElymus repens2013
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2013
Common EyebrightEuphrasia nemorosa2013
Field Mouse-earCerastium arvense2013
Field Penny-cressThlaspi arvense2012
Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis2010
RamsonsAllium ursinum
AspenPopulus tremula2020
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2020
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2010
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2010
HollyIlex aquifolium2010
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2010
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2010
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2010
Red-berried ElderSambucus racemosa2010
European LarchLarix decidua2010
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2010
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2010
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2010
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2010
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2010
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2010
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2010
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2010
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2010
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2010
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2010
Common Hemp-Nettle agg.Galeopsis tetrahit2010
Norway SprucePicea abies2010
Phleum pratensePhleum pratense2010
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2010
Bell HeatherErica cinerea2010
Wild CherryPrunus avium2010
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2010
Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia2010
Climbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculata2010
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2010
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2010
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2010
Sand SpurreySpergularia rubra2010
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2010
Toad RushJuncus bufonius2010
Mat-grassNardus stricta2010
Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius2010
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2010
DaisyBellis perennis2010
Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina2010
TormentilPotentilla erecta2010
EyebrightEuphrasia2010
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2010
Wild PlumPrunus domestica2010
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2010

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Bill Harrison · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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