St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church
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55.88774, -4.88776
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 263m 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 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 263m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Eider, Herring Gull, Shag +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Eider, Herring Gull, Shag +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Turkeytail, Hairy Curtain Crust, Glyphium elatum +47 more · last seen 2021; Fungi — Turkeytail, Hairy Curtain Crust, Glyphium elatum +47 more · last seen 2021
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Ribwort Plantain, Cock's-foot +217 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Bluebell, Ribwort Plantain, Cock's-foot +217 more · last seen 2024
Free
Plants — Bramble, Rowan, Bilberry +28 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
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The Kelly Cut Walking route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
4,259 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,259 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Eider · Herring Gull · Shag · Gannet · Oystercatcher +41
Eider Somateria mollissima Herring Gull Larus argentatus Shag Gulosus aristotelis Gannet Morus bassanus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle Rock Dove Columba livia Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Common Guillemot Uria aalge Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2024 Common Gull Larus canus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Razorbill Alca torda Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Turnstone Arenaria interpres Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2024 Redshank Tringa totanus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 🦌 Mammals 5 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Common Porpoise · Pine Marten · American Mink · Soprano Pipistrelle
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Porpoise Phocoena phocoena Pine Marten Martes martes American Mink Neovison vison Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2023 ▾
Common Toad
Orange Ladybird
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Hedera helix · Cock's-foot · Scentless Mayweed agg. · Thrift · Ribwort Plantain +24
Hedera helix Hedera helix Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata Scentless Mayweed agg. Tripleurospermum maritimum Thrift Armeria maritima Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Broad-leaved Willowherb Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,259 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Eider · Herring Gull · Shag · Gannet · Oystercatcher +41
Eider Somateria mollissima Herring Gull Larus argentatus Shag Gulosus aristotelis Gannet Morus bassanus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle Rock Dove Columba livia Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Common Guillemot Uria aalge Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2024 Common Gull Larus canus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Razorbill Alca torda Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Turnstone Arenaria interpres Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2024 Redshank Tringa totanus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 🦌 Mammals 5 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Common Porpoise · Pine Marten · American Mink · Soprano Pipistrelle
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Porpoise Phocoena phocoena Pine Marten Martes martes American Mink Neovison vison Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2023 ▾
Common Toad
Orange Ladybird
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Hedera helix · Cock's-foot · Scentless Mayweed agg. · Thrift · Ribwort Plantain +24
Hedera helix Hedera helix Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata Scentless Mayweed agg. Tripleurospermum maritimum Thrift Armeria maritima Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Broad-leaved Willowherb Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Epilobium montanum
Epilobium montanum
Stellaria media Stellaria media
Stellaria media Stellaria media
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Garden Lady's-mantle Alchemilla mollis
Garden Lady's-mantle Alchemilla mollis
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Danish Scurvygrass Cochlearia danica
Danish Scurvygrass Cochlearia danica
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Poa pratensis Poa pratensis
Poa pratensis Poa pratensis
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Rubus scoticus Rubus scoticus2023
Rubus scoticus Rubus scoticus2023
Rubus raduloides Rubus raduloides2023
Rubus raduloides Rubus raduloides2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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