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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
55.14907, -1.81418
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Chaffinch
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Chaffinch
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕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 — Carrion Crow, Chaffinch, Skylark +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Chaffinch, Skylark +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Cheilosia illustrata, Ashy Mining Bee, Marmalade Hoverfly +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ash, Wood Speedwell, Sycamore +283 more · last seen 2023
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Photos
St John the Baptist Church, Meldon
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
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Wildlife to spot
2,241 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,241 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Wren · Chaffinch · Rook +35
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- CurlewNumenius arquata2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
🐝Insects61 species
springsummer
2025▾
Syrphus · Melanostoma scalare · Orange-tailed Mining Bee · Xylota segnis · Cheilosia illustrata +56
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
- Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa2024
- Xylota segnisXylota segnis2024
- Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2024
- Helophilus pendulus
Wood Anemone · Stone Bramble · Wood Speedwell · Wood Crane's-bill · Woodruff +25
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- Stone BrambleRubus saxatilis
- Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana
- Wood Crane's-billGeranium sylvaticum
- WoodruffGalium odoratum
- Giant FescueSchedonorus giganteus
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,241 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Wren · Chaffinch · Rook +35
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- CurlewNumenius arquata2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
🐝Insects61 species
springsummer
2025▾
Syrphus · Melanostoma scalare · Orange-tailed Mining Bee · Xylota segnis · Cheilosia illustrata +56
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
- Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa2024
- Xylota segnisXylota segnis2024
- Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2024
- Helophilus pendulus
Wood Anemone · Stone Bramble · Wood Speedwell · Wood Crane's-bill · Woodruff +25
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- Stone BrambleRubus saxatilis
- Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana
- Wood Crane's-billGeranium sylvaticum
- WoodruffGalium odoratum
- Giant FescueSchedonorus giganteus
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Helophilus pendulus2024
Helophilus pendulus2024
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus20237-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024Portevinia maculataPortevinia maculata2024Portevinia maculataPortevinia maculata2024Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2024Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2024Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2023Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2023Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2023Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2023Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis2023Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis2023Cheilosia albitarsisCheilosia albitarsis2023Cheilosia albitarsisCheilosia albitarsis2023Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidusCantharis nigricansCantharis nigricansCantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2024Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2024Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024LeucophoraLeucophora2024LeucophoraLeucophora2024Baccha elongataBaccha elongata2024Baccha elongataBaccha elongata2024Lathbury's Nomad BeeNomada lathburiana2024Lathbury's Nomad BeeNomada lathburiana2024Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2024Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2024Eudasyphora cyanicolorEudasyphora cyanicolor2024Eudasyphora cyanicolorEudasyphora cyanicolor2024Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024Tipula maximaTipula maxima2024Tipula maximaTipula maxima2024Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2024Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2024Cheilosia variabilisCheilosia variabilis2023Cheilosia variabilisCheilosia variabilis2023Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2023Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2023SpheginaSphegina2023SpheginaSphegina2023Phasia hemipteraPhasia hemiptera2023Phasia hemipteraPhasia hemiptera2023Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2023Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2023Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2023Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2023Melangyna umbellatarumMelangyna umbellatarum2023Melangyna umbellatarumMelangyna umbellatarum2023Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2023Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2023Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2023Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2023Hill Cuckoo BeeBombus rupestris2023Hill Cuckoo BeeBombus rupestris2023Cheilosia scutellataCheilosia scutellata2023Cheilosia scutellataCheilosia scutellata2023Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus2023Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus2023SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2023SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2023Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2023Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2023Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2023Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2023Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2023Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2023Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola2023Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola2023Barbut's Cuckoo BeeBombus barbutellus2023Barbut's Cuckoo BeeBombus barbutellus2023Common Yellow-face BeeHylaeus communis2023Common Yellow-face BeeHylaeus communis2023Field Digger WaspArgogorytes mystaceus2023Field Digger WaspArgogorytes mystaceus2023Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia2023Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia2023Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2023Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2023Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2023Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2023Brachypalpoides lentusBrachypalpoides lentus2023Brachypalpoides lentusBrachypalpoides lentus2023Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2023Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2023Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2022Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2022Willughby's Leafcutter BeeMegachile willughbiella2022Willughby's Leafcutter BeeMegachile willughbiella2022Gypsy Cuckoo BeeBombus bohemicus2022Gypsy Cuckoo BeeBombus bohemicus2022Fork-tailed Flower BeeAnthophora furcata2022Fork-tailed Flower BeeAnthophora furcata2022Yellow-legged Furrow BeeHalictus rubicundus2022Yellow-legged Furrow BeeHalictus rubicundus2022Martagon LilyLilium martagonMartagon LilyLilium martagonFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisHairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutumHairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutumAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaSanicleSanicula europaeaSanicleSanicula europaeaLeopard's-baneDoronicum pardalianchesLeopard's-baneDoronicum pardalianchesGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaWood MilletMilium effusumWood MilletMilium effusumWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaSweet CicelyMyrrhis odorataSweet CicelyMyrrhis odorataBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaWater AvensGeum rivaleWater AvensGeum rivaleWood MelickMelica unifloraWood MelickMelica unifloraLarge Bitter-cressCardamine amaraLarge Bitter-cressCardamine amaraEvents & activities nearby
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