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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
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Getting here
52.56382, -0.70870
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦31+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Goldcrest
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 245m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦31+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Goldcrest
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 245m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Goldcrest, Robin +28 more · last seen 2025
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: CHURCH OF ST ANDREW; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Goldcrest, Robin +28 more · last seen 2025; Traditional orchard priority habitat
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Daisy, White Clover, Creeping Thistle +65 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km▾
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km▾
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Northamptonshire)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route▾
National Byway in Rutland
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Photos
Lyddington, St. Andrew's Church: The altar is surrounded on four sides by a rare Laudian rail 2
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
2,431 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,431 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
springautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Goldcrest · Robin · Chiffchaff · Blue Tit +26
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SwiftApus apus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Badger · Muntjac
- BadgerMeles meles
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
🐝Insects15 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Bedeguar Gall · Red Admiral · Comma · Pseudovadonia livida · Eupeodes corollae +10
- Bedeguar GallDiplolepis rosae2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023
- CommaPolygonia c-album2023
- Pseudovadonia lividaPseudovadonia livida2023
- Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
- Harlequin Ladybird
Physconia grisea · Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. · Oak Moss · Hypotrachyna revoluta s. lat.
- Physconia griseaPhysconia grisea
- Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.
- Oak MossEvernia prunastri
- Hypotrachyna revoluta s. lat.Hypotrachyna revoluta s. lat.
Daisy · White Clover · Creeping Thistle · Rowan · Ground-elder +63
- DaisyBellis perennis
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- RowanSorbus aucuparia2023
- Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2023
- Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,431 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
springautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Goldcrest · Robin · Chiffchaff · Blue Tit +26
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SwiftApus apus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Badger · Muntjac
- BadgerMeles meles
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
🐝Insects15 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Bedeguar Gall · Red Admiral · Comma · Pseudovadonia livida · Eupeodes corollae +10
- Bedeguar GallDiplolepis rosae2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023
- CommaPolygonia c-album2023
- Pseudovadonia lividaPseudovadonia livida2023
- Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
- Harlequin Ladybird
Physconia grisea · Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. · Oak Moss · Hypotrachyna revoluta s. lat.
- Physconia griseaPhysconia grisea
- Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.
- Oak MossEvernia prunastri
- Hypotrachyna revoluta s. lat.Hypotrachyna revoluta s. lat.
Daisy · White Clover · Creeping Thistle · Rowan · Ground-elder +63
- DaisyBellis perennis
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- RowanSorbus aucuparia2023
- Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2023
- Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harmonia axyridis2024
Harmonia axyridis2024
Goniglossum wiedemanniGoniglossum wiedemanni2024Goniglossum wiedemanniGoniglossum wiedemanni2024Small WhitePieris rapae2023Small WhitePieris rapae2023Apple Leaf MinerLyonetia clerkella2023Apple Leaf MinerLyonetia clerkella2023Horse-Chestnut Leaf-minerCameraria ohridella2023Horse-Chestnut Leaf-minerCameraria ohridella2023Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2023Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2023Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2023Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2023Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2023Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2023Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2023Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2023Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2023Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2023Stone Parsley
Stone Parsley
Sison amomum2023
Sison amomum2023
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2023Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2023Common ComfreySymphytum officinale2023Common ComfreySymphytum officinale2023Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra subsp. nigra2023Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra subsp. nigra2023PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2023PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2023Chenopodium albumChenopodium album2023Chenopodium albumChenopodium album2023SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2023SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2023Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2023Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2023Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2023Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2023Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana2023Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana2023Crack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis2023Crack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis2023Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2023Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2023Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2023Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2023AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2023AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2023Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia2023Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia2023White WillowSalix alba2023White WillowSalix alba2023Red CampionSilene dioica2023Red CampionSilene dioica2023Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2023Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2023RedshankPersicaria maculosa2023RedshankPersicaria maculosa2023OsierSalix viminalis2023OsierSalix viminalis2023Silver MapleAcer saccharinum2023Silver MapleAcer saccharinum2023Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2023Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2023Wych ElmUlmus glabra2023Wych ElmUlmus glabra2023Great BindweedCalystegia sepium subsp. sepium2023Great BindweedCalystegia sepium subsp. sepium2023Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisWhite BryonyBryonia dioicaWhite BryonyBryonia dioicaHemlockConium maculatumHemlockConium maculatumSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgarePetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumRue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylitesRue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylitesHard RushJuncus inflexusHard RushJuncus inflexusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensIvyHedera helix2023IvyHedera helix2023GroundselSenecio vulgaris2023GroundselSenecio vulgaris2023Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023Greater PlantainPlantago major2023Greater PlantainPlantago major2023DandelionTaraxacum2023DandelionTaraxacum2023Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2023Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2023YarrowAchillea millefolium2023YarrowAchillea millefolium2023Black-grassAlopecurus myosuroides2023Black-grassAlopecurus myosuroides2023Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2023Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2023Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2023Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2023Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2023Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2023Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2023Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2023Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare2023Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare2023Wild-oatAvena fatua2023Wild-oatAvena fatua2023Fringed PearlwortSagina filicaulis2023Fringed PearlwortSagina filicaulis2023Rosa caninaRosa canina2023Rosa caninaRosa canina2023Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2023Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2023Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.2023Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.2023False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2023False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2023Dwarf MallowMalva neglecta2023Dwarf MallowMalva neglecta2023Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia2023Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia2023Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2023Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2023Malus sylvestrisMalus sylvestris2023Malus sylvestrisMalus sylvestris2023Events & activities nearby
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