Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
50.52573, -4.76421
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Robin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Robin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Barn Owl, Robin, Blackbird +79 more · last seen 2025
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: CHURCH OF ST MABENA; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Hedgehog, Lesser Horseshoe Bat, Common Pipistrelle +28 more · last seen 2024
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Hazel Woodwart, Jelly Ear, Hazel Gloves +9 more · last seen 2020
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Camel TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef CAMPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Chapel Lanepublic footpath · 165 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 165 mPath type: residential
21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 32Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 32National Cycle Network
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route67 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 67 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route438 m▾
Named routeRef 32Length 438 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route21 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 21 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route866 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 866 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
4,912 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,912 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds52 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Blackbird · Robin · Wren · Nuthatch · Great Tit +47
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MagpiePica pica
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus2024
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2024
Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Myotis Bat species · Hedgehog · Pipistrelle · Noctule +8
- Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros
- Myotis Bat speciesMyotis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Greater Horseshoe Bat
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects18 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Bloody-nosed Beetle · Beautiful Demoiselle · Hornet · caddisflies · Oak Eggar +13
- Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa2024
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
- HornetVespa crabro2024
- caddisfliesTrichoptera2024
- Oak EggarLasiocampa quercus2024
- Orange Swift
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,912 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds52 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Blackbird · Robin · Wren · Nuthatch · Great Tit +47
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MagpiePica pica
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus2024
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2024
Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Myotis Bat species · Hedgehog · Pipistrelle · Noctule +8
- Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros
- Myotis Bat speciesMyotis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Greater Horseshoe Bat
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects18 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Bloody-nosed Beetle · Beautiful Demoiselle · Hornet · caddisflies · Oak Eggar +13
- Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa2024
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
- HornetVespa crabro2024
- caddisfliesTrichoptera2024
- Oak EggarLasiocampa quercus2024
- Orange Swift
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhinolophus ferrumequinum
Rhinolophus ferrumequinum
Field VoleMicrotus agrestisField VoleMicrotus agrestisLong-eared Bat speciesPlecotusLong-eared Bat speciesPlecotusSoprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeusSoprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeusHarvest MouseMicromys minutusHarvest MouseMicromys minutusRoe DeerCapreolus capreolusRoe DeerCapreolus capreolusBrown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2023Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2023Triodia sylvina2024
Triodia sylvina2024
Dingy FootmanEilema griseola2024Dingy FootmanEilema griseola2024Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2024Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2024Unarmed Stick-insectAcanthoxyla inermis2024Unarmed Stick-insectAcanthoxyla inermis2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii2023Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii2023SyrphusSyrphus2023SyrphusSyrphus2023Ivy BeeColletes hederae2023Ivy BeeColletes hederae2023German WaspVespula germanica2023German WaspVespula germanica2023Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2023Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2023Events & activities nearby
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