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Methlick Old Parish Church

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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
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlaygroundToilets

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Robin +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Robin +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Phrymaceae, Reed Canary-grass, Reed Sweet-grass +161 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Phrymaceae, Reed Canary-grass, Reed Sweet-grass +161 more · last seen 2017

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Parsley-leaved Bramble, Common Nettle, Dandelion +20 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Painted Lady, Common Blue +8 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Painted Lady, Common Blue +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 1 Dundee to TainCycling route

Named routeRef 1Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route3.5 km

Named routeRef 1Length 3.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route4.1 km

Named routeRef 1Length 4.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route3.3 km

Named routeRef 1Length 3.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

1,117 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,117 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds52 species

winterspring

2025

Blue Tit · Great Tit · Chaffinch · Coal Tit · Robin +47

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
DipperCinclus cinclus2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2022
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
JackdawColoeus monedula2022
SnipeGallinago gallinago2022
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota2022
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2022
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
Barn OwlTyto alba2022
SwiftApus apus2022
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2022
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2022
GoosanderMergus merganser2022
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
House SparrowPasser domesticus2022

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Mammals4 species

springsummerwinter

2025

Red Squirrel · Badger · Daubenton's Bat · Red Fox

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2022
BadgerMeles meles
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2022
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2022

🐝

Insects2 species

springsummer

2025

Rhingia campestris · Sericomyia silentis

Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,117 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

winterspring

2025

Blue Tit · Great Tit · Chaffinch · Coal Tit · Robin +47

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
DipperCinclus cinclus2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2022
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
JackdawColoeus monedula2022
SnipeGallinago gallinago2022
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota2022
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2022
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
Barn OwlTyto alba2022
SwiftApus apus2022
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2022
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2022
GoosanderMergus merganser2022
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
House SparrowPasser domesticus2022

🦌

Mammals4 species

springsummerwinter

2025

Red Squirrel · Badger · Daubenton's Bat · Red Fox

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2022
BadgerMeles meles
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2022
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2022

🐝

Insects2 species

springsummer

2025

Rhingia campestris · Sericomyia silentis

Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Colin Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Methlick - Old Parish Church Interior

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