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Old St Serf's Church

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📷 Chris Wimbush · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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56.15558, -3.79270

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground 269m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground 269m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +86 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +86 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Northern Brown Argus +15 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Northern Brown Argus +15 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Common Rock-rose, Bugle · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Rock-rose, Bugle · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

67 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 76Cycling route

Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

Route 768Cycling route

Named routeRef 768National Cycle Network

The Devon WayCycling route

Named routeRef 767National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 764Cycling route

Named routeRef 764National Cycle Network

The Devon WayCycling route

Named route

Main RouteCycling route123 m

Named routeRef 768Length 123 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

17,968 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

17,968 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds70 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Wren · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +65

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RookCorvus frugilegus
MagpiePica pica
DunnockPrunella modularis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Great TitParus major
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
LapwingVanellus vanellus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
JayGarrulus glandarius
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Common GullLarus canus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
NuthatchSitta europaea
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
RavenCorvus corax
SwallowHirundo rustica
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
CuckooCuculus canorus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
SiskinSpinus spinus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Rock DoveColumba livia
WigeonMareca penelope
TealAnas crecca
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Lady Amherst's PheasantChrysolophus amherstiae
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
QuailCoturnix coturnix
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
SwiftApus apus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
DipperCinclus cinclus

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Mammals6 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Mole · Beaver +1

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
MoleTalpa europaea2025
BeaverCastor fiber2025

🐝

Insects8 species

spring

2026

Glossosomatidae · Limnephilidae · Non-biting midges · Hydropsyche · Sericostoma personatum +3

GlossosomatidaeGlossosomatidae
LimnephilidaeLimnephilidae
Non-biting midgesChironomidae
HydropsycheHydropsyche
Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum
Odontocerum albicorneOdontocerum albicorne
Bilberry BumblebeeBombus monticola

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2025

Bugle

BugleAjuga reptans

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

17,968 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds70 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Wren · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +65

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RookCorvus frugilegus
MagpiePica pica
DunnockPrunella modularis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Great TitParus major
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
LapwingVanellus vanellus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
JayGarrulus glandarius
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Common GullLarus canus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
NuthatchSitta europaea
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
RavenCorvus corax
SwallowHirundo rustica
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
CuckooCuculus canorus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
SiskinSpinus spinus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Rock DoveColumba livia
WigeonMareca penelope
TealAnas crecca
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Lady Amherst's PheasantChrysolophus amherstiae
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
QuailCoturnix coturnix
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
SwiftApus apus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
DipperCinclus cinclus

🦌

Mammals6 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Mole · Beaver +1

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
MoleTalpa europaea2025
BeaverCastor fiber2025

🐝

Insects8 species

spring

2026

Glossosomatidae · Limnephilidae · Non-biting midges · Hydropsyche · Sericostoma personatum +3

GlossosomatidaeGlossosomatidae
LimnephilidaeLimnephilidae
Non-biting midgesChironomidae
HydropsycheHydropsyche
Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum
Odontocerum albicorneOdontocerum albicorne
Bilberry BumblebeeBombus monticola

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2025

Bugle

BugleAjuga reptans

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Chris Wimbush · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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