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St Andrew's Church

📷 Thomas Nugent · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Oystercatcher
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 276m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Oystercatcher
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 276m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Cormorant +80 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Cormorant +80 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Hawthorn Shieldbug, Black Clock, Red-legged Shieldbug +2 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Hawthorn Shieldbug, Black Clock, Red-legged Shieldbug +2 more · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

The Kelly CutWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

The Greenock CutWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

The Waterman's RoadWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

47 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 75Cycling route

Named routeRef 75National Cycle Network

Route 753Cycling route

Named routeRef 753National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route355 m

Named routeRef 753Length 355 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route713 m

Named routeRef 753Length 713 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route586 m

Named routeRef 753Length 586 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route116 m

Named routeRef 75Length 116 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

8,862 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

8,862 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds54 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Eider · Herring Gull · Oystercatcher · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw +49

EiderSomateria mollissima
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Great TitParus major2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2024

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Mammals4 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Harbour Seal · Grey Seal · Common Porpoise · Grey Squirrel

Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

8,862 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Eider · Herring Gull · Oystercatcher · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw +49

EiderSomateria mollissima
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Great TitParus major2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2024

🦌

Mammals4 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Harbour Seal · Grey Seal · Common Porpoise · Grey Squirrel

Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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