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St Devenick's Church

📷 Andrew Wood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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57.11303, -2.15534

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Jackdaw, Wigeon, Mute Swan +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Wigeon, Mute Swan +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Eristalis tenax · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis tenax · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Causey MounthWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

80 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Deeside WayCycling route

Named routeRef 195National Cycle Network

NCN 1 Dundee to TainCycling route

Named routeRef 1Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Alternative RouteCycling route91 m

Named routeRef 1Length 91 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface pavementslabs

Main RouteCycling route37 m

Named routeRef 1Length 37 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Alternative RouteCycling route6 m

Named routeRef 1Length 6 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface pavementslabs

Wildlife to spot

71,377 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

71,377 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

autumnwinter

2026

Jackdaw · Wigeon · Mute Swan · Rook · Carrion Crow +58

JackdawColoeus monedula
WigeonMareca penelope
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumnwinter

2026

Red Squirrel · Roe Deer

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects1 species

winter

2026

Eristalis tenax

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

71,377 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

autumnwinter

2026

Jackdaw · Wigeon · Mute Swan · Rook · Carrion Crow +58

JackdawColoeus monedula
WigeonMareca penelope
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumnwinter

2026

Red Squirrel · Roe Deer

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects1 species

winter

2026

Eristalis tenax

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Andrew Wood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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