St Mary and St Nicholas's Church
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.96317, -1.06942
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Moorhen
- 🐕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
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Moorhen
- 🐕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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Moorhen, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Moorhen, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper +163 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Bluebell · last seen 2017
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cross Bucks WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Ouse Valley Way 1 (Syresham to Turvey)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Bernwood Jubilee WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 50Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 50National Cycle Network
NCN 51Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
BR10Cycling route▾
Named routeRef BR10Local cycle route
National Byway (Bernwood Forest Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route4.9 km▾
Named routeRef 51Length 4.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route993 m▾
Named routeRef 51Length 993 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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St Mary & St Nicholas Church, Chetwode
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Wildlife to spot
2,692 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,692 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Moorhen · Woodpigeon · Chiffchaff · Green Woodpecker +43
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2022
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2022
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Wood Mouse · Hedgehog
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
🐝Insects7 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Broad-bodied Chaser · Banded Demoiselle · Emperor Dragonfly +2
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2023
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,692 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Moorhen · Woodpigeon · Chiffchaff · Green Woodpecker +43
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2022
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2022
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Wood Mouse · Hedgehog
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
🐝Insects7 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Broad-bodied Chaser · Banded Demoiselle · Emperor Dragonfly +2
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2023
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Emerald Damselfly
Emerald Damselfly
Lestes sponsa2023
Lestes sponsa2023
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2023Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2023