St John Ogilvie Roman Catholic Church
10 ha
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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha
Getting here
52.47086, -0.73627
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Starling and Blue Tit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 165m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Starling and Blue Tit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 165m away — 2 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Starling, Blue Tit, Blackbird +78 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Starling, Blue Tit, Blackbird +78 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Western Honey Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Great Willowherb +32 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km▾
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
11 signed routes nearby
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Main RouteCycling route40 m▾
Named routeRef 552Length 40 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.6 km▾
Named routeRef 552Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Named routeRef 552Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Named routeRef 552Length 260 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Named routeRef 552Length 138 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Named routeRef 552Length 164 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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St John Ogilvie Catholic Church
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Wildlife to spot
9,729 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
9,729 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Blackbird · Rock Dove · Black-headed Gull · Great Tit · Starling +36
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great TitParus major
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Common GullLarus canus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Bristly Oxtongue · Branched Bur-reed · Wood Dock · Daisy · Biting Stonecrop +93
- Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
- Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum
- Wood DockRumex sanguineus
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Biting StonecropSedum acre
- Small-leaved LimeTilia cordata
- Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,729 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Blackbird · Rock Dove · Black-headed Gull · Great Tit · Starling +36
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great TitParus major
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Common GullLarus canus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Bristly Oxtongue · Branched Bur-reed · Wood Dock · Daisy · Biting Stonecrop +93
- Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
- Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum
- Wood DockRumex sanguineus
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Biting StonecropSedum acre
- Small-leaved LimeTilia cordata
- Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
NipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumSweet VioletViola odorataSweet VioletViola odorataCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumReed Sweet-grassGlyceria maximaReed Sweet-grassGlyceria maximaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumWhite BryonyBryonia dioicaWhite BryonyBryonia dioicaCreeping-JennyLysimachia nummulariaCreeping-JennyLysimachia nummulariaMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumRussian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicumRussian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicumSun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopiaSun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopiaGrey Field-speedwellVeronica politaGrey Field-speedwellVeronica politaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaLesser BurdockArctium minusLesser BurdockArctium minusGreat MulleinVerbascum thapsusGreat MulleinVerbascum thapsusAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorPolygonum avicularePolygonum avicularePolygonum avicularePolygonum aviculareGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaWood SpurgeEuphorbia amygdaloidesWood SpurgeEuphorbia amygdaloidesCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumTimothyPhleum pratenseTimothyPhleum pratenseGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneSwine-cressLepidium coronopusSwine-cressLepidium coronopusHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaCrack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilisCrack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilisSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisLarge BindweedCalystegia silvaticaLarge BindweedCalystegia silvaticaCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaPellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaicaPellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaicaBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisBulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosusBulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosusThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusWych ElmUlmus glabraWych ElmUlmus glabraScots PinePinus sylvestrisScots PinePinus sylvestrisAppleMalus domesticaAppleMalus domesticaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataHard RushJuncus inflexusHard RushJuncus inflexusHemlockConium maculatumHemlockConium maculatumTall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceusTall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceusCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperNorway MapleAcer platanoidesNorway MapleAcer platanoidesCommon OracheAtriplex patulaCommon OracheAtriplex patulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaBlue FleabaneErigeron acrisBlue FleabaneErigeron acrisPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaAmphibious BistortPersicaria amphibiaAmphibious BistortPersicaria amphibiaWall GermanderTeucrium chamaedrysWall GermanderTeucrium chamaedrysSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisGreen Field-speedwellVeronica agrestisGreen Field-speedwellVeronica agrestisGarden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollisGarden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollisGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaHairy-bromeBromopsis ramosaHairy-bromeBromopsis ramosaCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisWhite WillowSalix albaWhite WillowSalix albaBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusAustrian PinePinus nigraAustrian PinePinus nigraEvents & activities nearby
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