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Petton Parish Church

📷 John H Darch · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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52.83098, -2.83196

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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
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Barn Owl, Quail, Hobby +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Quail, Hobby +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Primrose, Common Nettle, Daisy +165 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Primrose, Common Nettle, Daisy +165 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Common Nettle, Hogweed, Elder +22 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 16-spot Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +39 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 16-spot Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +39 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Meres & Mosses Family Cycle RouteCycling route

Signposted as Colemere Family Route

Named routeLocal cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

6,888 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,888 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds40 species

springsummer

2025

Red Kite · Barn Owl · Hobby · Mistle Thrush · Raven +35

Red KiteMilvus milvus
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
HobbyFalco subbuteo
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
RavenCorvus corax2024
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
CuckooCuculus canorus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
WigeonMareca penelope
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Little OwlAthene noctua2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
SwiftApus apus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2024

Bat

BatChiroptera

🐝

Insects14 species

autumn

2025

16-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius litura · 24-spot Ladybird +9

16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura2024
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2024
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2024
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Nephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus2024
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2024

🌿

Plants49 species

spring

2024

Spring-sedge · Spiked Sedge · Wych Elm · Common Nettle · Soft-brome +44

Spring-sedgeCarex caryophyllea
Spiked SedgeCarex spicata
Wych ElmUlmus glabra
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
DaisyBellis perennis
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
Dog-roseRosa canina
ElderSambucus nigra
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
DandelionTaraxacum
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
HazelCorylus avellana
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Common CouchElymus repens
Lesser BurdockArctium minus
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris
Red FescueFestuca rubra
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Curled DockRumex crispus
Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Red CampionSilene dioica
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
AshFraxinus excelsior
Common MallowMalva sylvestris
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
YewTaxus baccata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,888 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds40 species

springsummer

2025

Red Kite · Barn Owl · Hobby · Mistle Thrush · Raven +35

Red KiteMilvus milvus
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
HobbyFalco subbuteo
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
RavenCorvus corax2024
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
CuckooCuculus canorus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
WigeonMareca penelope
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Little OwlAthene noctua2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
SwiftApus apus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2024

Bat

BatChiroptera

🐝

Insects14 species

autumn

2025

16-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius litura · 24-spot Ladybird +9

16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura2024
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2024
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2024
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Nephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus2024
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2024

🌿

Plants49 species

spring

2024

Spring-sedge · Spiked Sedge · Wych Elm · Common Nettle · Soft-brome +44

Spring-sedgeCarex caryophyllea
Spiked SedgeCarex spicata
Wych ElmUlmus glabra
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
DaisyBellis perennis
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
Dog-roseRosa canina
ElderSambucus nigra
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
DandelionTaraxacum
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
HazelCorylus avellana
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Common CouchElymus repens
Lesser BurdockArctium minus
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris
Red FescueFestuca rubra
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Curled DockRumex crispus
Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Red CampionSilene dioica
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
AshFraxinus excelsior
Common MallowMalva sylvestris
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
YewTaxus baccata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 John H Darch · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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