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St James's Church

📷 Ian Rob · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦115+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Snipe and Stonechat
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 441m away — 4 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦115+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Snipe and Stonechat
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 441m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Snipe, Stonechat, Common Tern +112 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Snipe, Stonechat, Common Tern +112 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Snipe, Stonechat, Common Tern +112 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Snipe, Stonechat, Common Tern +112 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Azure Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly +14 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly +14 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Field Bindweed, Fox-and-cubs, Cow Parsley +1 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Field Bindweed, Fox-and-cubs, Cow Parsley +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route

Jurassic WayWalking route142 km

Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route

Northamptonshire RoundWalking route

Named route

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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Brampton Valley WayCycling route

Named route

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route149 m

Named routeRef 6Length 149 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route191 m

Named routeRef 6Length 191 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route2.6 km

Named routeRef 6Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route3.4 km

Named routeRef 6Length 3.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

14,015 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

14,015 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

autumn

2026

Caspian Gull · Stonechat · Pectoral Sandpiper · Black-headed Gull · Mallard +58

Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
CootFulica atra2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
GadwallMareca strepera
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Red-crested PochardNetta rufina2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Great TitParus major2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

14,015 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

autumn

2026

Caspian Gull · Stonechat · Pectoral Sandpiper · Black-headed Gull · Mallard +58

Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
CootFulica atra2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
GadwallMareca strepera
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Red-crested PochardNetta rufina2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Great TitParus major2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Ian Rob · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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