Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🧺Picnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
54.45920, -0.82321
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Red Grouse (scotica) and Lapwing
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Red Grouse (scotica) and Lapwing
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Red Grouse (scotica), Lapwing, Swift +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Red Grouse (scotica), Lapwing, Swift +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Square-spot Rustic, Canary-shouldered Thorn +169 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Esk Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef EVRegional walking route
Samaritan WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Three Ridings on FootWalking route▾
Named routeRef 3RRegional walking route
Coast to Coast Walk (Richmond to Robin Hood’s Bay)Walking route▾
Named routeRef C2CRegional walking route
The Inn WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 165Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 165National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 4Cycling route▾
Alternative route of EV12 between Whitby and Brotton following national routes 165 and 168.
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route5.2 km▾
Named routeRef 165Length 5.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route597 m▾
Named routeRef 165Length 597 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route8.9 km▾
Named routeRef 165Length 8.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.3 km▾
Named routeRef 165Length 5.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Moors to SeaMountain bike route▾
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Catholic Church in Lealholm
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Wildlife to spot
10,148 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,148 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds53 species
springsummer
2025▾
Stonechat · Woodpigeon · Meadow Pipit · Pied Wagtail · Lapwing +48
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SwiftApus apus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great TitParus major
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Common GullLarus canus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
🦌Mammals1 species
springsummer
2025▾
Rabbit
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐝Insects9 species
springsummer
2025▾
Yellow May Dun · Mystacides azurea · Harlequin Ladybird · Isoperla grammatica · Green Drake +4
- Yellow May DunHeptagenia sulphurea
- Mystacides azureaMystacides azurea
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Isoperla grammaticaIsoperla grammatica
- Green DrakeEphemera danica
- Attactagenus plumbeusAttactagenus plumbeus
Conocephalum conicum · Moschatel
- Conocephalum conicumConocephalum conicum
- MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,148 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds53 species
springsummer
2025▾
Stonechat · Woodpigeon · Meadow Pipit · Pied Wagtail · Lapwing +48
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SwiftApus apus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great TitParus major
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Common GullLarus canus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
🦌Mammals1 species
springsummer
2025▾
Rabbit
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐝Insects9 species
springsummer
2025▾
Yellow May Dun · Mystacides azurea · Harlequin Ladybird · Isoperla grammatica · Green Drake +4
- Yellow May DunHeptagenia sulphurea
- Mystacides azureaMystacides azurea
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Isoperla grammaticaIsoperla grammatica
- Green DrakeEphemera danica
- Attactagenus plumbeusAttactagenus plumbeus
Conocephalum conicum · Moschatel
- Conocephalum conicumConocephalum conicum
- MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas