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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Greenfinch and Blue Tit
- ✦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
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Greenfinch and Blue Tit
- ✦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 — Greenfinch, Blue Tit, House Sparrow +58 more · last seen 2023
Free
Birds — Greenfinch, Blue Tit, House Sparrow +58 more · last seen 2023
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Brown Hairstreak, Peacock, Speckled Wood +48 more · last seen 2023
Free
Grade II* listed building: CHURCH OF ST. ANDREW; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Ragged-Robin, New Zealand Pigmyweed, White Dead-nettle +16 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 public paths nearby
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2 signed routes nearby
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St Andrew's Church, Church Lane, Minting
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Wildlife to spot
1,369 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,369 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBarn Owl · Woodpigeon · Pheasant · Wren · Grey Wagtail +23
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2022
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2020
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2023▾
Common Toad
Green Shieldbug · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Hairy Shieldbug · Figwort Sawfly · Fig Gall +11
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Figwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariae
- Fig GallTetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi
- Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum
Ribwort Plantain · Blackthorn · Brachypodium pinnatum · Red Clover · Germander Speedwell +74
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa2021
- Brachypodium pinnatumBrachypodium pinnatum2021
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense2023
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2023
- Red FescueFestuca rubra
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,369 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBarn Owl · Woodpigeon · Pheasant · Wren · Grey Wagtail +23
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2022
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2020
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2023▾
Common Toad
Green Shieldbug · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Hairy Shieldbug · Figwort Sawfly · Fig Gall +11
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Figwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariae
- Fig GallTetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi
- Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum
Ribwort Plantain · Blackthorn · Brachypodium pinnatum · Red Clover · Germander Speedwell +74
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa2021
- Brachypodium pinnatumBrachypodium pinnatum2021
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense2023
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2023
- Red FescueFestuca rubra
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lesser Stag Beetle
Lesser Stag Beetle
Dorcus parallelipipedus
Dorcus parallelipipedus
Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopodaZig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopodaPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataCassida vibexCassida vibexCassida vibexCassida vibexRhingia campestrisRhingia campestrisRhingia campestrisRhingia campestrisCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusWillow Bean-gallerEuura proximaWillow Bean-gallerEuura proximaDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2021Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major20212021
2021
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2021Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2021Greater PlantainPlantago major2021Greater PlantainPlantago major2021White CloverTrifolium repens2021White CloverTrifolium repens2021Tufted VetchVicia cracca2021Tufted VetchVicia cracca2021Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2021Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2021Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2021Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2021CowslipPrimula veris2021CowslipPrimula veris2021YarrowAchillea millefolium2021YarrowAchillea millefolium2021SilverweedPotentilla anserina2021SilverweedPotentilla anserina2021Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2021Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2021Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2021Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2021Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2021Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2021Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2021Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2021Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2021Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2021White Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiNew Zealand PigmyweedCrassula helmsii2023New Zealand PigmyweedCrassula helmsii2023Water AvensGeum rivale2023Water AvensGeum rivale2023Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2023Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2023Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2021Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2021HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2021HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2021Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2021Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2021Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2021Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2021Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2021Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2021Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2021Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2021AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2021AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2021Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2021Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2021Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2021Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2021Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2021Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2021DandelionTaraxacum2021DandelionTaraxacum2021Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2021Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2021Wood DockRumex sanguineus2021Wood DockRumex sanguineus2021Common SorrelRumex acetosa2021Common SorrelRumex acetosa2021CleaversGalium aparine2021CleaversGalium aparine2021Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2021Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2021Poa pratensisPoa pratensis2021Poa pratensisPoa pratensis2021Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2021Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2021Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2021Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2021MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2021MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2021Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2021Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2021Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2021Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2021Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2023Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2023Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2023Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2023MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2023MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2023Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus2023Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus2023Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2023Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2023Swine-cressLepidium coronopus2023Swine-cressLepidium coronopus2023Sharp-leaved FluellenKickxia elatine2023Sharp-leaved FluellenKickxia elatine2023Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum2023Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum2023White BryonyBryonia dioica2023White BryonyBryonia dioica2023DogwoodCornus sanguinea2021DogwoodCornus sanguinea2021Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2021Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2021Common NettleUrtica dioica2021Common NettleUrtica dioica2021Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2021Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2021Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2021Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2021DaisyBellis perennis2021DaisyBellis perennis2021Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2021Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2021Wood AvensGeum urbanum2021Wood AvensGeum urbanum2021Curled DockRumex crispus2021Curled DockRumex crispus2021Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2021Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2021Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2021Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2021Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2021Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2021Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2021Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2021Meadow FescueSchedonorus pratensis2021Meadow FescueSchedonorus pratensis2021Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2021Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2021Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2021Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2021Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2021Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2021CrosswortCruciata laevipes2021CrosswortCruciata laevipes2021Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2021Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2021Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2021Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2021Common CouchElymus repens2020Common CouchElymus repens2020BrambleRubus fruticosus2020BrambleRubus fruticosus2020False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2020False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2020