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St Margaret's Church

📷 Robert Edwards · 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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Wren +29 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Wren +29 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Red Admiral, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown +26 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Red Admiral, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown +26 more · last seen 2022

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Moderate match

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Colne Valley PathWalking route37 km

Named routeLength 37 kmLocal walking route

London to Walsingham - stage 04Walking route

Named routeRef LW04Local walking route

Stour Valley Path part 2Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

7,824 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,824 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds34 species

winterautumn

2025

Robin · Blackbird · Wren · Woodpigeon · Red-legged Partridge +29

RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DunnockPrunella modularis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BuzzardButeo buteo
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Great TitParus major2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
MagpiePica pica
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
Red KiteMilvus milvus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
SwiftApus apus2022
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2020
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2020

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2022

Hedgehog · Muntjac

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2020

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winterspringautumn

2024

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects9 species

autumn

2022

Red Admiral · Painted Lady · Green-veined White · Large Red Damselfly · Comma +4

Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2021
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2020
Small WhitePieris rapae2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,824 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds34 species

winterautumn

2025

Robin · Blackbird · Wren · Woodpigeon · Red-legged Partridge +29

RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DunnockPrunella modularis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BuzzardButeo buteo
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Great TitParus major2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
MagpiePica pica
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
Red KiteMilvus milvus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
SwiftApus apus2022
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2020
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2020

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2022

Hedgehog · Muntjac

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2020

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winterspringautumn

2024

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects9 species

autumn

2022

Red Admiral · Painted Lady · Green-veined White · Large Red Damselfly · Comma +4

Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2021
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2020
Small WhitePieris rapae2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Robert Edwards · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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✦Clare Priory (uninhabited portions)Historic site4.9 km→🌱Cage GreenUrban park2.3 km→🌱Chapel GreenUrban park2.5 km→🌱Stambourne Playing FieldUrban park4.2 km→✦Essex Hall moated site, 700m ESE of Three Chimneys FarmHistoric site3.6 km→⛪St Lawrence's ChurchReligious grounds2.1 km→

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