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Polbeth Harwood Church

📷 John Lord · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Corry's Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Corry's Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

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£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· FreePlayground

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9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Wren, Woodpigeon, Robin +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wren, Woodpigeon, Robin +59 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, café, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, café

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Ringlet, Red-legged Shieldbug, Painted Lady +60 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Ringlet, Red-legged Shieldbug, Painted Lady +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Rosebay Willowherb, Common Knapweed, Reed Canary-grass +252 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Rosebay Willowherb, Common Knapweed, Reed Canary-grass +252 more · last seen 2021

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Yellow WalkWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Green PathWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Red WalkWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

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Cycling

67 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 75Cycling route

Named routeRef 75National Cycle Network

Peel PathCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Bankton Mains PathCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Murieston PathCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Almond PathCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Nell Burn PathCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

11,492 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,492 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds32 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Bullfinch · House Sparrow +27

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
SwiftApus apus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Great TitParus major2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024

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Mammals6 species

winterautumn

2026

Roe Deer · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Indet. Deer · Hedgehog +1

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Indet. DeerCervidae2025
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
Common ShrewSorex araneus2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

springsummer

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects11 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Eristalis pertinax · Field Grasshopper · Polydrusus formosus · Cicadella viridis · Common Red Soldier Beetle +6

Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans
Bilberry BumblebeeBombus monticola
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024

🌿

Plants86 species

summer

2024

Willow-leaved Cotoneaster · Sneezewort · Scots Pine · Red-osier Dogwood · European Larch +81

Willow-leaved CotoneasterCotoneaster salicifolius
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
Scots PinePinus sylvestris
Red-osier DogwoodCornus sericea
European LarchLarix decidua
Common DuckweedLemna minor
White StonecropSedum album
Western Hemlock-spruceTsuga heterophylla
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis
Common SallowSalix cinerea
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Greater PlantainPlantago major
CorncockleAgrostemma githago
Field PansyViola arvensis
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium
Sticky GroundselSenecio viscosus
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Common OracheAtriplex patula
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus
Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis
Lotus corniculatus var. sativusLotus corniculatus var. sativus
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine
TormentilPotentilla erecta
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Alsike CloverTrifolium hybridum
Toad RushJuncus bufonius
RedshankPersicaria maculosa
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Norway MapleAcer platanoides
Ribbed MelilotMelilotus officinalis
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora
Curled DockRumex crispus
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Bread WheatTriticum aestivum
White PoplarPopulus alba
Common VetchVicia sativa
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
YewTaxus baccata
White WillowSalix alba
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
GorseUlex europaeus
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Rat's-tail FescueVulpia myuros
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare
DogwoodCornus sanguinea
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
Lesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marina
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa
Hedera hibernica 'Hibernica'Hedera hibernica 'Hibernica'
SpiraeaSpiraea
Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum
Grey AlderAlnus incana
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,492 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds32 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Bullfinch · House Sparrow +27

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
SwiftApus apus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Great TitParus major2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024

🦌

Mammals6 species

winterautumn

2026

Roe Deer · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Indet. Deer · Hedgehog +1

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Indet. DeerCervidae2025
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
Common ShrewSorex araneus2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

springsummer

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects11 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Eristalis pertinax · Field Grasshopper · Polydrusus formosus · Cicadella viridis · Common Red Soldier Beetle +6

Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans
Bilberry BumblebeeBombus monticola
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024

🌿

Plants86 species

summer

2024

Willow-leaved Cotoneaster · Sneezewort · Scots Pine · Red-osier Dogwood · European Larch +81

Willow-leaved CotoneasterCotoneaster salicifolius
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
Scots PinePinus sylvestris
Red-osier DogwoodCornus sericea
European LarchLarix decidua
Common DuckweedLemna minor
White StonecropSedum album
Western Hemlock-spruceTsuga heterophylla
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis
Common SallowSalix cinerea
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Greater PlantainPlantago major
CorncockleAgrostemma githago
Field PansyViola arvensis
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium
Sticky GroundselSenecio viscosus
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Common OracheAtriplex patula
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus
Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis
Lotus corniculatus var. sativusLotus corniculatus var. sativus
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine
TormentilPotentilla erecta
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Alsike CloverTrifolium hybridum
Toad RushJuncus bufonius
RedshankPersicaria maculosa
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Norway MapleAcer platanoides
Ribbed MelilotMelilotus officinalis
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora
Curled DockRumex crispus
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Bread WheatTriticum aestivum
White PoplarPopulus alba
Common VetchVicia sativa
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
YewTaxus baccata
White WillowSalix alba
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
GorseUlex europaeus
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Rat's-tail FescueVulpia myuros
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare
DogwoodCornus sanguinea
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
Lesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marina
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa
Hedera hibernica 'Hibernica'Hedera hibernica 'Hibernica'
SpiraeaSpiraea
Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum
Grey AlderAlnus incana
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 John Lord · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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