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St Mary Magdalene Church

📷 Basher Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦108+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Black-headed Gull
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦108+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Black-headed Gull
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParkingToilets

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull +105 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull +105 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

café, toilets, car park

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

café, toilets

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: NCN 150

Varies

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

11 public paths nearby

Public paths

First Avenuepublic footpath · 6 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 6 mPath type: residential

Church Walkpublic footpath · 99 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 99 mPath type: footway

First Avenuepublic footpath · 72 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 72 mPath type: residential

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Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 150Cycling route

Named routeRef 150National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route341 m

Named routeRef 150Length 341 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

Main RouteCycling route63 m

Named routeRef 150Length 63 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route378 m

Named routeRef 150Length 378 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

Main RouteCycling route633 m

Named routeRef 150Length 633 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.4 km

Named routeRef 150Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

Wildlife to spot

7,137 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,137 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds111 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull · Jackdaw · Robin +106

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Great TitParus major2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
GannetMorus bassanus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2022
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
SwiftApus apus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2022
TealAnas crecca2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2022
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2023
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus2023
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
CuckooCuculus canorus2022
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
RedshankTringa totanus2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2023
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2023
SanderlingCalidris alba2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2023
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2022
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2022
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2022
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2022
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
DunlinCalidris alpina2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2023
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2023
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2023
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2023
Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2022
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2022
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2022
Common TernSterna hirundo2022

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Mammals8 species

springsummer

2025

Hedgehog · Muntjac · Rabbit · Brown Rat · Common Pipistrelle +3

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2023
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2023
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2023
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2022

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2023

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2023

Smooth Newt

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects13 species

springsummerautumn

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Painted Lady · Hornet Hoverfly · Small Tortoiseshell · Holly Blue +8

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Painted LadyVanessa cardui
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus
Common BluePolyommatus icarus
Green-veined WhitePieris napi
Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2024
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2024
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2024
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2023
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2022
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,137 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds111 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull · Jackdaw · Robin +106

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Great TitParus major2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
GannetMorus bassanus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2022
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
SwiftApus apus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2022
TealAnas crecca2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2022
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2023
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus2023
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
CuckooCuculus canorus2022
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
RedshankTringa totanus2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2023
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2023
SanderlingCalidris alba2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2023
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2022
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2022
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2022
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2022
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
DunlinCalidris alpina2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2023
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2023
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2023
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2023
Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2022
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2022
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2022
Common TernSterna hirundo2022

🦌

Mammals8 species

springsummer

2025

Hedgehog · Muntjac · Rabbit · Brown Rat · Common Pipistrelle +3

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2023
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2023
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2023
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2022

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2023

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2023

Smooth Newt

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects13 species

springsummerautumn

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Painted Lady · Hornet Hoverfly · Small Tortoiseshell · Holly Blue +8

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Painted LadyVanessa cardui
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus
Common BluePolyommatus icarus
Green-veined WhitePieris napi
Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2024
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2024
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2024
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2023
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2022
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Basher Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Frinton Parish Church: mid July 2020

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