Little Hale Methodist Church
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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.96003, -0.29453
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Blackbird
- ⛪Churchyard walks 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
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Blackbird
- ⛪Churchyard walks is at its best in summer here
- 🐕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 — House Sparrow, Blackbird, Blue Tit +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — House Sparrow, Blackbird, Blue Tit +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Peacock, Large White +36 more · last seen 2019
Free
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Kneiff's Hook-moss · last seen 2013
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Crab LaneWalking route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 15Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
Boston Road Cycle PathCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Little Hale Methodist Chapel
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Wildlife to spot
4,120 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,120 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Collared Dove · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon +42
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- MagpiePica pica2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwiftApus apus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2023
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2023
- RedshankTringa totanus2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummer
2023▾
Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Red Fox
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2022▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Painted Lady · Red Admiral · Comma · Peacock · Small Tortoiseshell +13
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- CommaPolygonia c-album
- PeacockAglais io
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
Fat Duckweed · Amphibious Bistort · Branched Bur-reed · Creeping Bent · Purple-loosestrife +10
- Fat DuckweedLemna gibba
- Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia
- Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum
- Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
- Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
- Great BindweedCalystegia sepium subsp. sepium
- Clustered Dock
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,120 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Collared Dove · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon +42
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- MagpiePica pica2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwiftApus apus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2023
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2023
- RedshankTringa totanus2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummer
2023▾
Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Red Fox
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2022▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Painted Lady · Red Admiral · Comma · Peacock · Small Tortoiseshell +13
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- CommaPolygonia c-album
- PeacockAglais io
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
Fat Duckweed · Amphibious Bistort · Branched Bur-reed · Creeping Bent · Purple-loosestrife +10
- Fat DuckweedLemna gibba
- Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia
- Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum
- Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
- Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
- Great BindweedCalystegia sepium subsp. sepium
- Clustered Dock
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rumex conglomeratus
Rumex conglomeratus
Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maximaReed Sweet-grassGlyceria maximaGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumArrowheadSagittaria sagittifoliaArrowheadSagittaria sagittifoliaNuttall's WaterweedElodea nuttalliiNuttall's WaterweedElodea nuttalliiFool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorumFool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorumShining PondweedPotamogeton lucensShining PondweedPotamogeton lucensMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea