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St Bartholomew's Church

📷 Bill Henderson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦92+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Pintail
🐕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

🐦92+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Pintail
🐕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

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Wigeon, Pintail, Jackdaw +89 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wigeon, Pintail, Jackdaw +89 more · last seen 2025

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 — Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, 10-spot Ladybird +9 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, 10-spot Ladybird +9 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Northern Marsh-orchid · last seen 2022; Plants — Northern Marsh-orchid · last seen 2022

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

🚴

Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Reivers' RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route11.9 km

Named routeRef 10Length 11.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.5 km

Named routeRef 10Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route5.4 km

Named routeRef 10Length 5.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

2,600 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,600 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds96 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Wigeon · Pintail · Jackdaw · Little Ringed Plover · Mallard +91

WigeonMareca penelope
PintailAnas acuta
JackdawColoeus monedula
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Herring GullLarus argentatus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
OspreyPandion haliaetus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
BuzzardButeo buteo
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Common GullLarus canus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
RuffCalidris pugnax
MerlinFalco columbarius
MagpiePica pica
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
SwallowHirundo rustica
LapwingVanellus vanellus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
PochardAythya ferina2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
TealAnas crecca
Great TitParus major
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Willow TitPoecile montanus2023
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
SiskinSpinus spinus
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Limosa limosa islandicaLimosa limosa islandica
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2024
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2024
Branta canadensis canadensisBranta canadensis canadensis2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2023
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2022
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2022
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2022

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Mammals4 species

spring

2025

Roe Deer · Mole · Badger · Brown Hare

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
MoleTalpa europaea
BadgerMeles meles
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024

🐝

Insects12 species

springsummer

2024

Common Blue Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · 10-spot Ladybird · Southern Migrant Hawker · Emerald Damselfly +7

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2022
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2022
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Southern Migrant HawkerAeshna affinis
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2022
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2022
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2022
Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2022
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2022
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2022
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2022
Buffish Mining BeeAndrena nigroaenea2022

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2022

Northern Marsh-orchid

Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,600 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds96 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Wigeon · Pintail · Jackdaw · Little Ringed Plover · Mallard +91

WigeonMareca penelope
PintailAnas acuta
JackdawColoeus monedula
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Herring GullLarus argentatus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
OspreyPandion haliaetus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
BuzzardButeo buteo
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Common GullLarus canus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
RuffCalidris pugnax
MerlinFalco columbarius
MagpiePica pica
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
SwallowHirundo rustica
LapwingVanellus vanellus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
PochardAythya ferina2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
TealAnas crecca
Great TitParus major
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Willow TitPoecile montanus2023
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
SiskinSpinus spinus
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Limosa limosa islandicaLimosa limosa islandica
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2024
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2024
Branta canadensis canadensisBranta canadensis canadensis2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2023
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2022
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2022
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2022

🦌

Mammals4 species

spring

2025

Roe Deer · Mole · Badger · Brown Hare

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
MoleTalpa europaea
BadgerMeles meles
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024

🐝

Insects12 species

springsummer

2024

Common Blue Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · 10-spot Ladybird · Southern Migrant Hawker · Emerald Damselfly +7

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2022
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2022
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Southern Migrant HawkerAeshna affinis
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2022
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2022
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2022
Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2022
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2022
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2022
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2022
Buffish Mining BeeAndrena nigroaenea2022

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2022

Northern Marsh-orchid

Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Bill Henderson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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