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St Helen's Church

📷 Colin Park · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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52.43886, -0.99894

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 154m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 154m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Playground

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Dunnock, Carrion Crow, Robin +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Dunnock, Carrion Crow, Robin +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Small Tortoiseshell +35 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Small Tortoiseshell +35 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

Good match

playground

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Jurassic WayWalking route142 km

Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route

Shakespeare's Avon WayWalking route142 km

From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury

Named routeRef SAWLength 142 kmRegional walking route

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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route1.1 km

Named routeRef 6Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route529 m

Named routeRef 6Length 529 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route498 m

Named routeLength 498 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route72 m

Named routeRef 6Length 72 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route238 m

Named routeRef 6Length 238 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

1,621 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,621 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

spring

2025

Dunnock · Goldcrest · Buzzard · Goldfinch · Carrion Crow +34

DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BuzzardButeo buteo
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
SwallowHirundo rustica
RavenCorvus corax
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Great TitParus major
JayGarrulus glandarius
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Stock DoveColumba oenas
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
MagpiePica pica
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2025

Brown Hare

Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects20 species

summer

2025

Small White · Gatekeeper · Red Admiral · Meadow Brown · Small Tortoiseshell +15

Small WhitePieris rapae2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019
Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2022
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019

🌿

Plants58 species

spring

2024

Black Bryony · Meadow Buttercup · Wood Avens · Silverweed · Elm +53

Black BryonyTamus communis
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
ElmUlmus
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
AshFraxinus excelsior
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Red CampionSilene dioica
Curled DockRumex crispus
Field-roseRosa arvensis
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Rosa caninaRosa canina
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Common VetchVicia sativa
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata
DandelionTaraxacum
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
IvyHedera helix
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
CleaversGalium aparine
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
Field MapleAcer campestre
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,621 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

spring

2025

Dunnock · Goldcrest · Buzzard · Goldfinch · Carrion Crow +34

DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BuzzardButeo buteo
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
SwallowHirundo rustica
RavenCorvus corax
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Great TitParus major
JayGarrulus glandarius
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Stock DoveColumba oenas
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
MagpiePica pica
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2025

Brown Hare

Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects20 species

summer

2025

Small White · Gatekeeper · Red Admiral · Meadow Brown · Small Tortoiseshell +15

Small WhitePieris rapae2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019
Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2022
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019

🌿

Plants58 species

spring

2024

Black Bryony · Meadow Buttercup · Wood Avens · Silverweed · Elm +53

Black BryonyTamus communis
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
ElmUlmus
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
AshFraxinus excelsior
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Red CampionSilene dioica
Curled DockRumex crispus
Field-roseRosa arvensis
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Rosa caninaRosa canina
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Common VetchVicia sativa
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata
DandelionTaraxacum
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
IvyHedera helix
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
CleaversGalium aparine
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
Field MapleAcer campestre
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Colin Park · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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