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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
54.75975, -3.38781
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and House Sparrow
- ⛪Churchyard walks is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and House Sparrow
- ⛪Churchyard walks is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, House Sparrow, House Martin +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Swift, House Sparrow, House Martin +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Garden Carpet, Dark Arches +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Hawthorn, Elder, Ash · last seen 2015
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
King Charles III England Coast Path: Allonby to WhitehavenWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Gretna to AllonbyWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 72Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route788 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 788 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route139 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 139 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route663 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 663 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.8 km▾
Named routeRef 72Length 2.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
St James's Church and churchyard
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
1,045 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,045 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Grey Partridge · Manx Shearwater
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2023
🦌Mammals7 species
springsummer
2025▾
Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle · Red Fox · Otter · Rabbit +2
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2021
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2021
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2021
- OtterLutra lutra2018
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2018
Red Admiral · Painted Lady · Cicadella viridis · Black Clock · Broad-bodied Chaser +5
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
- Black ClockPterostichus madidus
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
🌿Plants129 species
springsummer
2024▾
Snowdrop · Common Mouse-ear · Festuca rubra · Rosa canina · Common Nettle +124
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
- Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
- Rosa caninaRosa canina
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Hogweed
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,045 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Grey Partridge · Manx Shearwater
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2023
🦌Mammals7 species
springsummer
2025▾
Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle · Red Fox · Otter · Rabbit +2
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2021
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2021
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2021
- OtterLutra lutra2018
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2018
Red Admiral · Painted Lady · Cicadella viridis · Black Clock · Broad-bodied Chaser +5
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
- Black ClockPterostichus madidus
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
🌿Plants129 species
springsummer
2024▾
Snowdrop · Common Mouse-ear · Festuca rubra · Rosa canina · Common Nettle +124
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
- Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
- Rosa caninaRosa canina
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Hogweed
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Roe Deer
Roe Deer
Capreolus capreolus
Capreolus capreolus
Brown HareLepus europaeusBrown HareLepus europaeusSmall TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019PeacockAglais io2019PeacockAglais io2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2018Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2018Heracleum sphondylium
Heracleum sphondylium
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glomerataWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRough ChervilChaerophyllum temulumRough ChervilChaerophyllum temulumCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraHairy SedgeCarex hirtaHairy SedgeCarex hirtaBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperRed BartsiaOdontites vernusRed BartsiaOdontites vernusCommon VetchVicia sativaCommon VetchVicia sativaPolygonum avicularePolygonum avicularePolygonum avicularePolygonum aviculareDuke of Argyll's TeaplantLycium barbarumDuke of Argyll's TeaplantLycium barbarumMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumToad Rush agg.Juncus bufoniusToad Rush agg.Juncus bufoniusGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaSlender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrumSlender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrumCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumMarsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatusMarsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatusHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaSmooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensisSmooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensisPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaCrocosmiaCrocosmiaCrocosmiaCrocosmiaCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusHedge BedstrawGalium albumHedge BedstrawGalium albumWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumCommon CouchElymus repensCommon CouchElymus repensGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusElmUlmusElmUlmusCommon BistortBistorta officinalisCommon BistortBistorta officinalisPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaGreater CelandineChelidonium majusGreater CelandineChelidonium majusTormentilPotentilla erectaTormentilPotentilla erectaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaTimothyPhleum pratenseTimothyPhleum pratenseGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisBay WillowSalix pentandraBay WillowSalix pentandraMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaZigzag CloverTrifolium mediumZigzag CloverTrifolium mediumCalystegia sepiumCalystegia sepiumCalystegia sepiumCalystegia sepiumUpright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonicaUpright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonicaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisWhite Dead-nettleLamium album2018White Dead-nettleLamium album2018Common ChickweedStellaria media2018Common ChickweedStellaria media2018Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2018Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2018Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2018Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2018CrosswortCruciata laevipes2018CrosswortCruciata laevipes2018Water AvensGeum rivale2018Water AvensGeum rivale2018Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2018Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2018Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2018Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2018Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2018Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2018Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2018Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2018Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2018Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2018daffodilsNarcissus2018daffodilsNarcissus2018Wood DockRumex sanguineus2018Wood DockRumex sanguineus2018LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2018LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2018Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2018Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2018CrocusCrocus2018CrocusCrocus2018HemlockConium maculatum2018HemlockConium maculatum2018PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2018PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2018Events & activities nearby
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