Preaching pit called the Queen's Pit
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Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
50.39083, -4.93048
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Blackbird
- ✦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
- 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Blackbird
- ✦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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — House Sparrow, Blackbird, Goldfinch +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — House Sparrow, Blackbird, Goldfinch +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gatekeeper, Ringlet, Speckled Wood +59 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Purple Moor-grass, Water Mint, Tormentil +80 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km17 public paths nearby
Public paths
Pit Lanepublic footpath · 323 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 323 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Pocohontas Crescentpublic footpath · 124 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 124 mPath type: residential
27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 32Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 32National Cycle Network
Route 305Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 305National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route178 m▾
Named routeRef 32Length 178 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route943 m▾
Named routeRef 32Length 943 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 32Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.4 km▾
Named routeRef 32Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Pit Lanebyway open to all traffic · 166 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 166 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Pit Lanebyway open to all traffic · 258 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 258 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Indian Queens Preaching Pit
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Wildlife to spot
5,958 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,958 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
winterspring
2025▾
Robin · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Pied Wagtail · Woodpigeon +36
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- MagpiePica pica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Roe Deer · Mole · Rabbit
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- MoleTalpa europaea2024
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
Scathophaga stercoraria
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Purple Moor-grass · Water Mint · Tormentil · Marsh Violet · Sharp-flowered Rush +22
- Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2024
- Water MintMentha aquatica2024
- TormentilPotentilla erecta2024
- Marsh VioletViola palustris2024
- Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2024
- Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,958 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
winterspring
2025▾
Robin · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Pied Wagtail · Woodpigeon +36
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- MagpiePica pica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Roe Deer · Mole · Rabbit
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- MoleTalpa europaea2024
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
Scathophaga stercoraria
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Purple Moor-grass · Water Mint · Tormentil · Marsh Violet · Sharp-flowered Rush +22
- Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2024
- Water MintMentha aquatica2024
- TormentilPotentilla erecta2024
- Marsh VioletViola palustris2024
- Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2024
- Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile2024Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile2024HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2024Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2024Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2024Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2024Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2024Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2024Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2024Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2024RhododendronRhododendron2024RhododendronRhododendron2024Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinumJuniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinumWood SageTeucrium scorodonia2024Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2024Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica2024Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica2024Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2024Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2024Common Spike-rushEleocharis palustris2024Common Spike-rushEleocharis palustris2024BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2024BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2024OrchidOrchidaceae2024OrchidOrchidaceae2024Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2024Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2024BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre2024Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre2024Hard RushJuncus inflexus2024Hard RushJuncus inflexus2024Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2024Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2024OakQuercus2024OakQuercus2024