Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.62610, 0.98870
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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 Tawny Owl and Great Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 167m 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 Tawny Owl and Great Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 167m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Tawny Owl, Great Tit, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Tawny Owl, Great Tit, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Ringlet +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
Grade II* listed building: CHURCH OF ST MARGARET; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Dog's Mercury, Giant Blackberry, Prickly Lettuce +240 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km19 public paths nearby
Public paths
Chancel Lanepublic footpath · 339 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 339 mSurface groundPath type: track
11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Blue PedalwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef BluePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Route 13Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route459 m▾
Named routeRef 13Length 459 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route23 m▾
Named routeRef 13Length 23 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route359 m▾
Named routeRef 13Length 359 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route616 m▾
Named routeRef 13Length 616 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
St Margaret's church in Garvestone - view east
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
2,118 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,118 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
winterspring
2026▾
Robin · Great Tit · Tawny Owl · Goldfinch · Blackbird +34
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Little OwlAthene noctua2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Hedgehog
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
🦎Reptiles1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians3 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2025
🐝Insects34 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Lesser Stag Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Speckled Bush-cricket · Heterotoma planicornis · Red-tailed Bumblebee +29
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
- Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis2025
- Red-tailed Bumblebee
Yellow-rattle · Hairy Tare · Prickly Lettuce · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Hedge Woundwort +12
- Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor
- Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta
- Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola2024
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024
- Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,118 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
winterspring
2026▾
Robin · Great Tit · Tawny Owl · Goldfinch · Blackbird +34
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Little OwlAthene noctua2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Hedgehog
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
🦎Reptiles1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians3 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2025
🐝Insects34 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Lesser Stag Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Speckled Bush-cricket · Heterotoma planicornis · Red-tailed Bumblebee +29
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
- Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis2025
- Red-tailed Bumblebee
Yellow-rattle · Hairy Tare · Prickly Lettuce · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Hedge Woundwort +12
- Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor
- Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta
- Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola2024
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024
- Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bombus lapidarius2024
Bombus lapidarius2024
Anthocomus fasciatusAnthocomus fasciatusAnthocomus fasciatusAnthocomus fasciatusRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2025Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus2025Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus2025Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2025Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2025Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2025Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2025Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2025Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2025Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2025Stenagostus rhombeusStenagostus rhombeus2024Stenagostus rhombeusStenagostus rhombeus2024Bradycellus verbasciBradycellus verbasci2024Bradycellus verbasciBradycellus verbasci2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2024Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2024Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2024Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2024Trioza urticaeTrioza urticae2024Trioza urticaeTrioza urticae2024Psyllopsis fraxinicolaPsyllopsis fraxinicola2024Psyllopsis fraxinicolaPsyllopsis fraxinicola2024Little SnipeflyChrysopilus asiliformis2024Little SnipeflyChrysopilus asiliformis2024Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2024Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2024Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2024Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2024Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2024Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2024Green DrakeEphemera danica2024Green DrakeEphemera danica2024Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2023Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2023Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2023Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2023Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2023Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2023Common VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalis2024Common VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalis2024FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2024FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2024Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024CleaversGalium aparine2024CleaversGalium aparine2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum2024Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum2024IvyHedera helix2024IvyHedera helix2024Lesser Meadow-rueThalictrum minus2023Lesser Meadow-rueThalictrum minus2023Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2023Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2023Fennel PondweedStuckenia pectinata2023Fennel PondweedStuckenia pectinata2023Events & activities nearby
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