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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
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Getting here
52.85857, -0.50091
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Blue Tit
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 261m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Blue Tit
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 261m 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 — Tawny Owl, Blue Tit, Blackbird +78 more · last seen 2025
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: CHURCH OF ST BARTHOLOMEW; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Birds — Tawny Owl, Blue Tit, Blackbird +78 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Large White +21 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wood Bristle-moss, Greater Featherwort, Common Tamarisk-moss +40 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 16 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Danelaw WayWalking route▾
Photos
The Church of St Bartholomew: Choir and Altar
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
4,913 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,913 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Skylark · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Rook · Blackbird +30
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Common GullLarus canus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
- Great TitParus major2024
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Brown Hare
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Small White · Meadow Brown · Large Skipper · Large White · Red Admiral +16
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
- Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines
Wood Avens · Bush Vetch · Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum · Dog's Mercury · Bluebell +73
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Bush VetchVicia sepium
- Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Greater Plantain
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,913 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Skylark · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Rook · Blackbird +30
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Common GullLarus canus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
- Great TitParus major2024
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Brown Hare
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Small White · Meadow Brown · Large Skipper · Large White · Red Admiral +16
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
- Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines
Wood Avens · Bush Vetch · Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum · Dog's Mercury · Bluebell +73
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Bush VetchVicia sepium
- Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Greater Plantain
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensStictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosusChrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctumGatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusPlatycheirus manicatusPlatycheirus manicatusPlatycheirus manicatusPlatycheirus manicatus14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctataAdonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegataAdonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegataYellow-faced BlowflyCynomya mortuorumYellow-faced BlowflyCynomya mortuorumEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxDock BugCoreus marginatusDock BugCoreus marginatusCommaPolygonia c-album2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Plantago major
Plantago major
Common NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumWood Small-reedCalamagrostis epigejosWood Small-reedCalamagrostis epigejosSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareWood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticumWood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticumCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineWood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvaticaWood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvaticaCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseHard RushJuncus inflexusHard RushJuncus inflexusBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisGiant FescueSchedonorus giganteusGiant FescueSchedonorus giganteusCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaGreat HorsetailEquisetum telmateiaGreat HorsetailEquisetum telmateiaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisGreater Burnet-saxifragePimpinella majorGreater Burnet-saxifragePimpinella majorEarly Dog-violetViola reichenbachianaEarly Dog-violetViola reichenbachianaElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusRemote SedgeCarex remotaRemote SedgeCarex remotaWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisDouglas FirPseudotsuga menziesiiDouglas FirPseudotsuga menziesiiLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisWoodruffGalium odoratumWoodruffGalium odoratumBugleAjuga reptansBugleAjuga reptansRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumClimbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculataClimbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculataEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustrePignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusWater AvensGeum rivaleWater AvensGeum rivaleGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata