St Andrew and St Mary's Church
Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
50.99299, 0.03614
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Canada Goose and Robin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 133m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Canada Goose and Robin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 133m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Canada Goose, Robin, Mallard +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST ANDREW AND ST MARY; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Birds — Canada Goose, Robin, Mallard +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Red-eyed Damselfly, Black-tailed Skimmer, White-legged Damselfly +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bugle, Common Nettle, Enchanter's-nightshade +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km▾
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
Sussex Ouse Valley WayWalking route67 km▾
Named routeLength 67 kmRegional walking route
Walk To Bluebell Railway, Sheffield ParkWalking route900 m▾
Named routeLength 900 mDuration 00:30Point-to-pointLocal walking route
Tolls Walk, Sheffield ParkWalking route2.2 km▾
Named routeLength 2.2 kmDuration 00:45Round tripLocal walking route
Earls Walk, Sheffield ParkWalking route3.4 km▾
The southern section of this trail (through Ironsgate Mead) seasonally floods, so an alternate dry route has been suggested.
Named routeLength 3.4 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
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Church of St Andrew & St Mary
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
9,548 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
9,548 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
winterspring
2026▾
Mallard · Canada Goose · Black-headed Gull · Robin · Coot +43
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- CootFulica atra
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
Badger · Grey Squirrel
- BadgerMeles meles
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects16 species
springsummer
2025▾
Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Minotaur Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Scarce Chaser · Marmalade Hoverfly +11
- Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
Butcher's-broom · Daisy · Common Nettle · Holly · Garlic Mustard +2
- Butcher's-broomRuscus aculeatus
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- BugleAjuga reptans
- RamsonsAllium ursinum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,548 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
winterspring
2026▾
Mallard · Canada Goose · Black-headed Gull · Robin · Coot +43
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- CootFulica atra
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
Badger · Grey Squirrel
- BadgerMeles meles
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects16 species
springsummer
2025▾
Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Minotaur Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Scarce Chaser · Marmalade Hoverfly +11
- Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
Butcher's-broom · Daisy · Common Nettle · Holly · Garlic Mustard +2
- Butcher's-broomRuscus aculeatus
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- BugleAjuga reptans
- RamsonsAllium ursinum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisNorfolk AeshnaAeshna isocelesNorfolk AeshnaAeshna isocelesLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaPhysocephala rufipesPhysocephala rufipesPhysocephala rufipesPhysocephala rufipesRhingia campestrisRhingia campestrisRhingia campestrisRhingia campestrisPied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolorPied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolorRed Mason BeeOsmia bicornisRed Mason BeeOsmia bicornisDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorEvents & activities nearby
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