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St Katherine's Church

📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Starling
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 267m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Starling
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 267m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Starling, Black-headed Gull +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Starling, Black-headed Gull +59 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Scathophaga stercoraria, Dark-edged Bee-fly +2 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Scathophaga stercoraria, Dark-edged Bee-fly +2 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

John Bunyan TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Kingfisher WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Garden City 15Walking route

Named route

Letchworth GreenwayWalking route

13.6 mile (21.8km) walking route around Letchworth

Named route

HOOP - Hitchin Outer Orbital PathWalking route

Circular route around Hitchin

Named routeRef HOOPLocal walking route

Icknield Waypublic footpath · 56 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 56 mSurface groundPath type: bridleway

Icknield Waypublic footpath · 1 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 1 mSurface groundPath type: bridleway

Icknield Waypublic footpath · 9 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 9 mSurface woodPath type: bridleway

🚴

Cycling

58 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 12Cycling route

Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network

Recreational Cycle Route 16Cycling route

Local circular? cycle route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Chilterns CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route

Route 12Cycling route

Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network

Chilterns Cycleway (road alternative)Cycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route305 m

Named routeRef 12Length 305 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

Icknield Waybyway open to all traffic · 130 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 130 mSurface groundPath type: bridleway

Icknield Waybyway open to all traffic · 15 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 15 mSurface groundPath type: bridleway

Icknield Waybyway open to all traffic · 184 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 184 mSurface groundPath type: bridleway

Icknield Waybridleway · 418 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 418 mSurface groundPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

78,204 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

78,204 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

winter

2026

Starling · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon +48

StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Great TitParus major2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
CootFulica atra2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Little OwlAthene noctua2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

winter

2026

Red Fox · Rabbit · Chinese Water Deer

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis2025

🐝

Insects3 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria · Dark-edged Bee-fly

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2025

Silver-moss

Silver-mossBryum argenteum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

78,204 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

winter

2026

Starling · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon +48

StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Great TitParus major2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
CootFulica atra2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Little OwlAthene noctua2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

winter

2026

Red Fox · Rabbit · Chinese Water Deer

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis2025

🐝

Insects3 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria · Dark-edged Bee-fly

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2025

Silver-moss

Silver-mossBryum argenteum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Katherine's Church behind cedar trees, Ickleford

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