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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
50.90644, -2.42881
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chiffchaff and Goldcrest
- ✦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
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chiffchaff and Goldcrest
- ✦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 — Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: CHURCH OF ST LAWRENCE; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Birds — Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Brimstone, Large White +53 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
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St Laurence's Church, Bradford-on-Avon
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Wildlife to spot
3,449 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,449 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Redwing · Song Thrush · Kingfisher · Marsh Tit · Goldcrest +39
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- MagpiePica pica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RavenCorvus corax
- SwiftApus apus2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
Badger
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Wild Angelica · Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil · Tall Fescue · Creeping Buttercup · Sneezewort +68
- Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
- Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
- Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
- Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
- Hawthorn
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,449 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Redwing · Song Thrush · Kingfisher · Marsh Tit · Goldcrest +39
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- MagpiePica pica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RavenCorvus corax
- SwiftApus apus2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
Badger
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Wild Angelica · Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil · Tall Fescue · Creeping Buttercup · Sneezewort +68
- Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
- Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
- Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
- Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
- Hawthorn
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Crataegus monogyna
Crataegus monogyna
TimothyPhleum pratenseTimothyPhleum pratenseSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaWater MintMentha aquaticaWater MintMentha aquaticaCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareMeadow FescueSchedonorus pratensisMeadow FescueSchedonorus pratensisCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaDogwoodCornus sanguineaDogwoodCornus sanguineaMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaOxford RagwortSenecio squalidusOxford RagwortSenecio squalidusCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSquare-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterumSquare-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterumRed FescueFestuca rubraRed FescueFestuca rubraYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCorky-fruited Water-dropwortOenanthe pimpinelloidesCorky-fruited Water-dropwortOenanthe pimpinelloidesDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisDactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorumDactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorumDactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorumDactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorumBetonyBetonica officinalisBetonyBetonica officinalisHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneCommon ComfreySymphytum officinaleCommon ComfreySymphytum officinaleSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorCommon VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalisCommon VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalisRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraTormentilPotentilla erectaTormentilPotentilla erectaWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumPignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaBugleAjuga reptansBugleAjuga reptans