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St Decumanus's Church

📷 David Medcalf · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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51.67939, -5.03319

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕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

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Wren, Oystercatcher +91 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Wren, Oystercatcher +91 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Great Green Bush-cricket, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Common Red Soldier Beetle +3 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Great Green Bush-cricket, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Common Red Soldier Beetle +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Castlemartin Range Trail (East) AlternativeWalking route

Named routeNational walking route

Freshwater West Wildlife Walk, StackpoleWalking route2.4 km

Enjoy a scenic circular walk around the dunes and farmland behind Freshwater West beach. Along the way, observe local flora and fauna and how our restoration work is delivering for nature, while admiring the sea views from an alternative angle.

Named routeLength 2.4 kmDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route

Pembrokeshire Coast Path main routeWalking route

Named routeNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

N/ACycling route1 km

Named routeLength 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route5.2 km

Named routeLength 5.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route585 m

Named routeLength 585 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks

N/ACycling route341 m

Named routeLength 341 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route105 m

Named routeLength 105 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route943 m

Named routeLength 943 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

9,342 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,342 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

springautumnwinter

2025

Oystercatcher · Light-bellied Brent Goose · Jackdaw · Curlew · Great Black-backed Gull +56

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota
JackdawColoeus monedula
CurlewNumenius arquata
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Common GullLarus canus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Herring GullLarus argentatus
PintailAnas acuta
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
RedshankTringa totanus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
KnotCalidris canutus
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
MagpiePica pica
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RookCorvus frugilegus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
LinnetLinaria cannabina
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
SwallowHirundo rustica
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
GannetMorus bassanus
Great TitParus major
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2025

Rabbit

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2025

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects4 species

springsummer

2025

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Meadow Grasshopper · Four-spotted Chaser

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,342 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

springautumnwinter

2025

Oystercatcher · Light-bellied Brent Goose · Jackdaw · Curlew · Great Black-backed Gull +56

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota
JackdawColoeus monedula
CurlewNumenius arquata
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Common GullLarus canus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Herring GullLarus argentatus
PintailAnas acuta
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
RedshankTringa totanus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
KnotCalidris canutus
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
MagpiePica pica
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RookCorvus frugilegus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
LinnetLinaria cannabina
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
SwallowHirundo rustica
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
GannetMorus bassanus
Great TitParus major
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2025

Rabbit

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2025

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects4 species

springsummer

2025

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Meadow Grasshopper · Four-spotted Chaser

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 David Medcalf · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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