St Edmund and St George's Church
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.96067, -1.13829
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kestrel and Little Owl
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 188m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kestrel and Little Owl
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 188m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Kestrel, Little Owl, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
Mammals — Hedgehog, Brown Long-eared Bat, Badger +11 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Large White +23 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cross Bucks WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Bernwood Jubilee WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
BR10Cycling route▾
Named routeRef BR10Local cycle route
BR9Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Byway (Bernwood Forest Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
BR8Cycling route▾
Named routeRef BR8Local cycle route
BR0Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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St Edmund and St George's Church, Hethe
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Wildlife to spot
1,536 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,536 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
springautumn
2025▾
Kestrel · Red-legged Partridge · Swift · Little Egret · Long-tailed Tit +33
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- SwiftApus apus2019
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Great TitParus major2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2018
- NuthatchSitta europaea2018
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2018
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2018
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2018
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2018
- CootFulica atra2018
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2018
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2018
- JackdawColoeus monedula2018
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2018
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2018
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2018
- TealAnas crecca2018
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2018
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2018
🦌Mammals11 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2024▾
Brown Long-eared Bat · Badger · Hedgehog · Otter · Grey Squirrel +6
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- BadgerMeles meles2022
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
- OtterLutra lutra2022
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2022▾
Common Toad
Large White · Small White · Painted Lady · Meadow Brown · Small Tortoiseshell +16
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
🌿Plants40 species
summerautumn
2021▾
Hairy Sedge · Horse-chestnut · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Common Bent · Marsh Yellow-cress +35
- Hairy SedgeCarex hirta
- Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2018
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2018
- Common BentAgrostis capillaris2018
- Marsh Yellow-cressRorippa palustris
- Water Forget-me-not
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,536 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
springautumn
2025▾
Kestrel · Red-legged Partridge · Swift · Little Egret · Long-tailed Tit +33
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- SwiftApus apus2019
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Great TitParus major2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2018
- NuthatchSitta europaea2018
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2018
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2018
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2018
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2018
- CootFulica atra2018
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2018
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2018
- JackdawColoeus monedula2018
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2018
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2018
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2018
- TealAnas crecca2018
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2018
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2018
🦌Mammals11 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2024▾
Brown Long-eared Bat · Badger · Hedgehog · Otter · Grey Squirrel +6
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- BadgerMeles meles2022
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
- OtterLutra lutra2022
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2022▾
Common Toad
Large White · Small White · Painted Lady · Meadow Brown · Small Tortoiseshell +16
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
🌿Plants40 species
summerautumn
2021▾
Hairy Sedge · Horse-chestnut · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Common Bent · Marsh Yellow-cress +35
- Hairy SedgeCarex hirta
- Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2018
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2018
- Common BentAgrostis capillaris2018
- Marsh Yellow-cressRorippa palustris
- Water Forget-me-not
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2021
2021
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2021RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2021Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2021Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2021Red FoxVulpes vulpes2021Red FoxVulpes vulpes2021MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2018MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2018Brown HareLepus europaeus2018Brown HareLepus europaeus2018Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis2018Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis20182019
2019
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019PeacockAglais io2019PeacockAglais io2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumHornetVespa crabro2023HornetVespa crabro2023Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2022Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2022GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019Myosotis scorpioides
Myosotis scorpioides
Water MintMentha aquaticaWater MintMentha aquaticaRosa canina group 'Lutetianae'Rosa canina group 'Lutetianae'Rosa canina group 'Lutetianae'Rosa canina group 'Lutetianae'Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectumBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectumSalix fragilisSalix fragilisSalix fragilisSalix fragilisFalse Fox-sedgeCarex otrubaeFalse Fox-sedgeCarex otrubaeRye BromeBromus secalinusRye BromeBromus secalinusRosa caesia s.l. x caninaRosa caesia s.l. x caninaRosa caesia s.l. x caninaRosa caesia s.l. x caninaMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreOsierSalix viminalisOsierSalix viminalisWatercressNasturtium officinaleWatercressNasturtium officinaleBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraDwarf ThistleCirsium acaule2018Dwarf ThistleCirsium acaule2018HollyIlex aquifolium2018HollyIlex aquifolium2018Common ReedPhragmites australis2018Common ReedPhragmites australis2018Spiked SedgeCarex spicata2018Spiked SedgeCarex spicata2018Downy OatAvenula pubescens2018Downy OatAvenula pubescens2018Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2018Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2018Greater Pond-sedgeCarex riparia2018Greater Pond-sedgeCarex riparia2018PignutConopodium majus2018PignutConopodium majus2018Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2018Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2018Wych ElmUlmus glabra2018Wych ElmUlmus glabra2018YarrowAchillea millefolium2018YarrowAchillea millefolium2018Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2018Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2018Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2018Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2018Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima2018Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima2018Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2018Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2018Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2018Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2018Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2018Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2018Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis2018Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis2018RaspberryRubus idaeus2018RaspberryRubus idaeus2018Quaking-grassBriza media2018Quaking-grassBriza media2018Hoary PlantainPlantago media2018Hoary PlantainPlantago media2018Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare2018Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare2018CockspurthornCrataegus crus-galli2018CockspurthornCrataegus crus-galli2018