Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
50.88717, -4.21868
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦40+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Coal Tit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦40+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Coal Tit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Tawny Owl, Coal Tit, Blackbird +37 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Tawny Owl, Coal Tit, Blackbird +37 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Painted Lady, Red Admiral +8 more · last seen 2023
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Pineappleweed, Field-rose, Slender St John's-wort +2 more · last seen 2018
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Tarka TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Route 27Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Tarka TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Photos
Brickwork and ironwork: Rowden Bible Christian Chapel
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
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Wildlife to spot
3,416 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,416 records · National Biodiversity NetworkTawny Owl · Coal Tit · Blackbird · Goldcrest · Wren +35
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2021
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021
- NuthatchSitta europaea2021
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2021
- JackdawColoeus monedula2021
🦌Mammals1 species
springautumn
2022▾
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo2023
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Small Tortoiseshell · Painted Lady · Red Admiral · Peacock · Small Copper +6
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae
Pineappleweed · Field-rose · Slender St John's-wort · Hairy Wood-rush · Meadow Vetchling
- PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
- Field-roseRosa arvensis
- Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum
- Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa
- Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,416 records · National Biodiversity NetworkTawny Owl · Coal Tit · Blackbird · Goldcrest · Wren +35
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2021
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021
- NuthatchSitta europaea2021
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2021
- JackdawColoeus monedula2021
🦌Mammals1 species
springautumn
2022▾
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo2023
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Small Tortoiseshell · Painted Lady · Red Admiral · Peacock · Small Copper +6
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae
Pineappleweed · Field-rose · Slender St John's-wort · Hairy Wood-rush · Meadow Vetchling
- PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
- Field-roseRosa arvensis
- Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum
- Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa
- Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019Willow NematineEuura salicisWillow NematineEuura salicisBlack Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humatorBlack Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humatorCommaPolygonia c-album2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019Events & activities nearby
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