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St Martin's Church

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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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

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Macmillan Way

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Cuckoo-Spit Insect · last seen 2021; Insects — Cuckoo-Spit Insect · last seen 2021

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Macmillan WayWalking route290 km

Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route

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Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 26Cycling route

Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network

Route 30Cycling route

Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route1.7 km

Named routeRef 26Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route373 m

Named routeRef 26Length 373 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route686 m

Named routeRef 26Length 686 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route22 m

Named routeLength 22 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

5,919 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,919 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds67 species

spring

2025

Blackbird · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Wren · Robin +62

BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RookCorvus frugilegus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
Herring GullLarus argentatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
BuzzardButeo buteo
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
NuthatchSitta europaea
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SwallowHirundo rustica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RavenCorvus corax
Stock DoveColumba oenas
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Rock DoveColumba livia
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
GreenfinchChloris chloris
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum
LinnetLinaria cannabina
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Mute SwanCygnus olor
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
SiskinSpinus spinus
Red KiteMilvus milvus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2021
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2021

🦌

Mammals12 species

spring

2025

Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit +7

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
BadgerMeles meles
Sika DeerCervus nippon
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
Fat DormouseGlis glis2021
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2021
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
Fallow DeerDama dama2021

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2021

Cuckoo-Spit Insect

Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius

🌿

Plants43 species

spring

2024

Dandelion · Perennial Rye-grass · Yorkshire-fog · Oxeye Daisy · Broad-leaved Dock +38

DandelionTaraxacum
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Wild CarrotDaucus carota
Common NettleUrtica dioica2022
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2022
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2022
BrambleRubus fruticosus2022
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2022
White Dead-nettleLamium album2022
Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2022
ElderSambucus nigra2022
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2022
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2022
Evergreen OakQuercus ilex2022
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2022
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2022
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2022
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2022
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2022
Dog-roseRosa canina2022
CleaversGalium aparine2022
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2022
Hedera helixHedera helix2022
Curled DockRumex crispus2022
BeechFagus sylvatica2022
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2022
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2022
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2022
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2022
AshFraxinus excelsior2022
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2022
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2022
Field MapleAcer campestre2022
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2022
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2022
NipplewortLapsana communis2022
HornbeamCarpinus betulus2022
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2022
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2022
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,919 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds67 species

spring

2025

Blackbird · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Wren · Robin +62

BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RookCorvus frugilegus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
Herring GullLarus argentatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
BuzzardButeo buteo
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
NuthatchSitta europaea
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SwallowHirundo rustica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RavenCorvus corax
Stock DoveColumba oenas
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Rock DoveColumba livia
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
GreenfinchChloris chloris
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum
LinnetLinaria cannabina
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Mute SwanCygnus olor
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
SiskinSpinus spinus
Red KiteMilvus milvus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2021
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2021

🦌

Mammals12 species

spring

2025

Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit +7

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
BadgerMeles meles
Sika DeerCervus nippon
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
Fat DormouseGlis glis2021
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2021
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
Fallow DeerDama dama2021

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2021

Cuckoo-Spit Insect

Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius

🌿

Plants43 species

spring

2024

Dandelion · Perennial Rye-grass · Yorkshire-fog · Oxeye Daisy · Broad-leaved Dock +38

DandelionTaraxacum
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Wild CarrotDaucus carota
Common NettleUrtica dioica2022
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2022
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2022
BrambleRubus fruticosus2022
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2022
White Dead-nettleLamium album2022
Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2022
ElderSambucus nigra2022
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2022
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2022
Evergreen OakQuercus ilex2022
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2022
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2022
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2022
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2022
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2022
Dog-roseRosa canina2022
CleaversGalium aparine2022
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2022
Hedera helixHedera helix2022
Curled DockRumex crispus2022
BeechFagus sylvatica2022
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2022
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2022
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2022
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2022
AshFraxinus excelsior2022
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2022
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2022
Field MapleAcer campestre2022
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2022
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2022
NipplewortLapsana communis2022
HornbeamCarpinus betulus2022
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2022
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2022
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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