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St Andrew's Church

📷 Trevor Littlewood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦94+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chiffchaff and Barn Owl
🐕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

🐦94+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chiffchaff and Barn Owl
🐕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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Chiffchaff, Barn Owl, Blue Tit +91 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Chiffchaff, Barn Owl, Blue Tit +91 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Phyllobius glaucus, Common Green Grasshopper, Cantharis nigricans +3 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Phyllobius glaucus, Common Green Grasshopper, Cantharis nigricans +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Way of LightWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Consett Steel and SwordsWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Consett Heritage TrailWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Stocksfields Community Woodland TrailsWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Newlands to Shotley BridgrWalking route2 km

Named routeLength 2 kmSurface unpaved

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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

10,635 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

10,635 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

summerautumn

2026

Chiffchaff · Barn Owl · Robin · Blackbird · Goldfinch +55

ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Barn OwlTyto alba
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
Common GullLarus canus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Willow TitPoecile montanus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
Long-eared OwlAsio otus2024

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Insects6 species

summer

2025

Phyllobius glaucus · Common Green Grasshopper · Cantharis nigricans · Cantharis pellucida · Cercopis vulnerata +1

Phyllobius glaucusPhyllobius glaucus
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans
Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,635 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

summerautumn

2026

Chiffchaff · Barn Owl · Robin · Blackbird · Goldfinch +55

ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Barn OwlTyto alba
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
Common GullLarus canus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Willow TitPoecile montanus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
Long-eared OwlAsio otus2024

🐝

Insects6 species

summer

2025

Phyllobius glaucus · Common Green Grasshopper · Cantharis nigricans · Cantharis pellucida · Cercopis vulnerata +1

Phyllobius glaucusPhyllobius glaucus
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans
Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Trevor Littlewood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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