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Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady and St Edmund

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.10688, -2.32603

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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
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground 287m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground 287m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· PaidPicnic spotPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

picnic area, car park

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +33 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +33 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, picnic area

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Stenophylax vibex +24 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Stenophylax vibex +24 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Three Choirs Way (Worcester to Malvern)Walking route

A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.

Named routeRegional walking route

Geopark Way (Colwall Link)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Worcestershire WayWalking route50 km

Walking route from Bewdley to Great Malvern

Named routeLength 50 kmRegional walking route

Geopark WayWalking route175 km

Named routeRef geoLength 175 kmRegional walking route

Three Choirs Way (Worcester to Gloucester)Walking route

A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.

Named routeRef 3CHRegional walking route

Hay Well Walkpublic footpath · 19 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 19 mPath type: footway

Swan Pool Walkpublic footpath · 80 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 80 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway

Swan Pool Walkpublic footpath · 216 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 216 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway

🚴

Cycling

28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 46Cycling route

Named routeRef 46National Cycle Network

Malvern LCN Route 9Cycling route

Malvern Link Station to Pickersleigh Avenue shops

Named routeRef 9Point-to-pointLocal cycle route

Malvern LCN Route 10Cycling route

Malvern Retail Park to Pickersleigh Avenue

Named routeRef 10Point-to-pointLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route48 m

Named routeRef 46Length 48 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks

N/ACycling route76 m

Named routeLength 76 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route185 m

Named routeLength 185 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

🚵

Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Malvern Hills Long Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route18.8 km

Named routeLength 18.8 kmRound trip

Malvern Hills Short Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route5.6 km

Named routeLength 5.6 kmRound trip

Malvern Hills Medium Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route8.7 km

Named routeLength 8.7 kmRound trip

Wildlife to spot

102,789 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

102,789 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

autumnwinter

2026

Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin · Dunnock · Coal Tit +34

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025

🦌

Mammals5 species

winterspring

2026

Rabbit · Mole · Muntjac · Badger · Grey Squirrel

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
MoleTalpa europaea
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
BadgerMeles meles
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025

🐝

Insects27 species

winterspringautumn

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Stenophylax vibex · Trioza centranthi · Stenophylax permistus +22

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Stenophylax vibexStenophylax vibex
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus
SyrphusSyrphus
Limnephilus auriculaLimnephilus auricula2025
DasysyrphusDasysyrphus
Spotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukii
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
Neomyia cornicinaNeomyia cornicina
Norellia spinipesNorellia spinipes
Trichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brincki
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Onthophagus coenobitaOnthophagus coenobita2025
Gigalimosina flavicepsGigalimosina flaviceps2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Tipula paganaTipula pagana2025
Siphoninus phillyreaeSiphoninus phillyreae2025
Valenzuela flavidusValenzuela flavidus2025
Limosina silvaticaLimosina silvatica2025

🌿

Plants13 species

winterautumn

2026

Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Wall Screw-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Capillary Thread-moss · Common Pincushion +8

Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2025
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata2025
Tumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosa2025
RaspberryRubus idaeus2025
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2025
Ciliated FringewortPtilidium ciliare2025
Thick-set EarwortScapania compacta2025
Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum2025
Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum2025
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

102,789 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

autumnwinter

2026

Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin · Dunnock · Coal Tit +34

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025

🦌

Mammals5 species

winterspring

2026

Rabbit · Mole · Muntjac · Badger · Grey Squirrel

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
MoleTalpa europaea
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
BadgerMeles meles
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025

🐝

Insects27 species

winterspringautumn

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Stenophylax vibex · Trioza centranthi · Stenophylax permistus +22

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Stenophylax vibexStenophylax vibex
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus
SyrphusSyrphus
Limnephilus auriculaLimnephilus auricula2025
DasysyrphusDasysyrphus
Spotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukii
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
Neomyia cornicinaNeomyia cornicina
Norellia spinipesNorellia spinipes
Trichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brincki
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Onthophagus coenobitaOnthophagus coenobita2025
Gigalimosina flavicepsGigalimosina flaviceps2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Tipula paganaTipula pagana2025
Siphoninus phillyreaeSiphoninus phillyreae2025
Valenzuela flavidusValenzuela flavidus2025
Limosina silvaticaLimosina silvatica2025

🌿

Plants13 species

winterautumn

2026

Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Wall Screw-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Capillary Thread-moss · Common Pincushion +8

Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2025
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata2025
Tumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosa2025
RaspberryRubus idaeus2025
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2025
Ciliated FringewortPtilidium ciliare2025
Thick-set EarwortScapania compacta2025
Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum2025
Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum2025
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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