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Getting here
51.92719, -4.99346
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Grey Heron
- ⛪Churchyard walks 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
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Grey Heron
- ⛪Churchyard walks is at its best in summer here
- 🐕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 — Blackbird, Grey Heron, Chaffinch +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Grey Heron, Chaffinch +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly +196 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Hemlock Water-dropwort +37 more · last seen 2026
Free
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route7 km▾
Named routeRef 4Length 7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Saron Baptist Chapel, Letterston
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Wildlife to spot
1,423 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,423 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springsummer
2025▾
Grey Heron · Wren · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +35
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RavenCorvus corax
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
- NuthatchSitta europaea2021
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
- DipperCinclus cinclus2021
Red Fox · Soprano Pipistrelle · Whiskered/Brandt's Bat · Noctule · Otter +1
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2022
- Whiskered/Brandt's BatMyotis mystacinus/brandtii2022
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula2022
- OtterLutra lutra2022
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Slow-worm
🐝Insects18 species
springsummer
2023▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Black Griever · Megamerina dolium · Black Oil-beetle · Green Shieldbug +13
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Black GrieverDolerus niger2021
- Megamerina doliumMegamerina dolium2020
- Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2022
- Blue-tailed Damselfly
Kneiff's Feather-moss · Chiloscyphus polyanthos · Unbranched Bur-reed · Greater Water-moss · Common Duckweed +33
- Kneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum riparium2025
- Chiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthos2025
- Unbranched Bur-reedSparganium emersum2025
- Greater Water-mossFontinalis antipyretica2025
- Common DuckweedLemna minor2025
- Broad-leaved Pondweed
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,423 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springsummer
2025▾
Grey Heron · Wren · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +35
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RavenCorvus corax
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
- NuthatchSitta europaea2021
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
- DipperCinclus cinclus2021
Red Fox · Soprano Pipistrelle · Whiskered/Brandt's Bat · Noctule · Otter +1
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2022
- Whiskered/Brandt's BatMyotis mystacinus/brandtii2022
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula2022
- OtterLutra lutra2022
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Slow-worm
🐝Insects18 species
springsummer
2023▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Black Griever · Megamerina dolium · Black Oil-beetle · Green Shieldbug +13
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Black GrieverDolerus niger2021
- Megamerina doliumMegamerina dolium2020
- Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2022
- Blue-tailed Damselfly
Kneiff's Feather-moss · Chiloscyphus polyanthos · Unbranched Bur-reed · Greater Water-moss · Common Duckweed +33
- Kneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum riparium2025
- Chiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthos2025
- Unbranched Bur-reedSparganium emersum2025
- Greater Water-mossFontinalis antipyretica2025
- Common DuckweedLemna minor2025
- Broad-leaved Pondweed
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2020
2020
Ischnura elegans2021
Ischnura elegans2021
Saddleback Grass-cutterEutomostethus ephippium2021Saddleback Grass-cutterEutomostethus ephippium2021Yellow-bellied Rush-cutterEutomostethus luteiventris2021Yellow-bellied Rush-cutterEutomostethus luteiventris2021Dusky AntFormica fusca2021Dusky AntFormica fusca2021Livid SawflyTenthredo livida2021Livid SawflyTenthredo livida2021Agriotes lineatusAgriotes lineatus2021Agriotes lineatusAgriotes lineatus2021Uninscribed SawflyTenthredopsis nassata2021Uninscribed SawflyTenthredopsis nassata2021Ancistrocerus scoticusAncistrocerus scoticus2020Ancistrocerus scoticusAncistrocerus scoticus2020Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2020Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2020Oak Mining SawflyProfenusa pygmaea2020Oak Mining SawflyProfenusa pygmaea2020Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2020Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2020Bright HorseflyHybomitra distinguenda2020Bright HorseflyHybomitra distinguenda2020Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019Potamogeton natans2025
Potamogeton natans2025
Blunt-fruited Water-starwortCallitriche obtusangula2025Blunt-fruited Water-starwortCallitriche obtusangula2025Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2025Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2025Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2025Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2025Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2025Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2025BatrachospermumBatrachospermum2025BatrachospermumBatrachospermum2025Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2025Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2025Alternate Water-milfoilMyriophyllum alterniflorum2025Alternate Water-milfoilMyriophyllum alterniflorum2025Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum2025Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum2025Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper2025Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper2025RiccardiaRiccardia2024RiccardiaRiccardia2024Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2020Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2020DaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumCommon VetchVicia sativaCommon VetchVicia sativaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumPolypodiumPolypodiumPolypodiumPolypodiumJagged GermanderwortRiccardia chamedryfolia2025Jagged GermanderwortRiccardia chamedryfolia2025FigwortScrophularia2025FigwortScrophularia2025FissidensFissidens2025FissidensFissidens2025Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2025Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2025Pinnate ScalewortPorella pinnata2024Pinnate ScalewortPorella pinnata2024GypsywortLycopus europaeus2024GypsywortLycopus europaeus2024Stigeoclonium tenueStigeoclonium tenue2024Stigeoclonium tenueStigeoclonium tenue2024Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2023Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2023Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2023Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2023JungermanniaJungermannia2023JungermanniaJungermannia2023Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2023Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2023Ranunculus spp. (water-crowfoots)Ranunculus spp. (water-crowfoots)2023Ranunculus spp. (water-crowfoots)Ranunculus spp. (water-crowfoots)2023Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2022Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2022