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Orwell Parish Church

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦104+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Mute Swan
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦104+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Mute Swan
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mute Swan, Carrion Crow +101 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mute Swan, Carrion Crow +101 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Red-tailed Bumblebee +9 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Red-tailed Bumblebee +9 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Pink Purslane, Marsh Woundwort, Coltsfoot +4 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Pink Purslane, Marsh Woundwort, Coltsfoot +4 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

The Glen Vale PathWalking route7.7 km

Named routeLength 7.7 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route

Bishop Hill LoopWalking route12.5 km

Named routeLength 12.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Loch Leven Heritage TrailWalking route21 km

Named routeLength 21 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Michael Bruce WayWalking route5 km

Named routeLength 5 kmRound tripLocal walking route

White Craigs and KilmagadwoodWalking route4 km

Named routeLength 4 kmRound tripLocal walking route

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Cycling

41 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

NCN 1 Edinburgh to Loch LevenCycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 775Cycling route

Named routeRef 775National Cycle Network

Kingdom Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route

NCN 1 Loch Leven to DundeeCycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route1.1 km

Named routeRef 1Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

20,272 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

20,272 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

autumnwinter

2025

Mute Swan · Great Crested Grebe · Black-headed Gull · Tufted Duck · Mallard +55

Mute SwanCygnus olor
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Greylag GooseAnser anser
PochardAythya ferina
CootFulica atra
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
TealAnas crecca
MagpiePica pica
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ScaupAythya marila
Common GullLarus canus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BuzzardButeo buteo
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RookCorvus frugilegus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WigeonMareca penelope
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
GoosanderMergus merganser
Great White EgretArdea alba
GadwallMareca strepera
CurlewNumenius arquata
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
DipperCinclus cinclus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
SiskinSpinus spinus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Rock DoveColumba livia
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
GreenfinchChloris chloris
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Little EgretEgretta garzetta

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Red Squirrel

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2026

Coltsfoot

ColtsfootTussilago farfara

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

20,272 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

autumnwinter

2025

Mute Swan · Great Crested Grebe · Black-headed Gull · Tufted Duck · Mallard +55

Mute SwanCygnus olor
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Greylag GooseAnser anser
PochardAythya ferina
CootFulica atra
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
TealAnas crecca
MagpiePica pica
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ScaupAythya marila
Common GullLarus canus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BuzzardButeo buteo
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RookCorvus frugilegus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WigeonMareca penelope
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
GoosanderMergus merganser
Great White EgretArdea alba
GadwallMareca strepera
CurlewNumenius arquata
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
DipperCinclus cinclus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
SiskinSpinus spinus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Rock DoveColumba livia
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
GreenfinchChloris chloris
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Little EgretEgretta garzetta

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Red Squirrel

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2026

Coltsfoot

ColtsfootTussilago farfara

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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