St Mary's and St Thomas À Becket's Church
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.97098, -2.72298
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Robin
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking on site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Robin
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking on site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Tawny Owl, Robin, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Tawny Owl, Robin, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Gatekeeper, Red Admiral +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Groundsel, Japanese Knotweed, Red Dead-nettle +81 more · last seen 2022
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Herefordshire TrailWalking route246.5 km▾
Named routeLength 246.5 kmRegional walking route
MB1public footpath · 353 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 353 mSurface groundPath type: no
15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 46Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 46National Cycle Network
Proposed NCN 44Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 44National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km▾
Named routeRef 46Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route107 m▾
Named routeRef 46Length 107 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route813 m▾
Named routeRef 46Length 813 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Alternative RouteCycling route1.9 km▾
Named routeRef 46Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Church of St Mary & St Thomas a Becket, Much Birch
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Wildlife to spot
3,080 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,080 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Blackbird · House Martin +36
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- MagpiePica pica
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Great TitParus major2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
- SwiftApus apus2022
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2022
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Pygmy Shrew · Badger
- Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus
- BadgerMeles meles2023
🐸Amphibians3 species
summer
2024▾
Lissotriton · Common Toad · Common Frog
- LissotritonLissotriton
- Common ToadBufo bufo2022
- Common FrogRana temporaria2022
🐝Insects18 species
springsummer
2025▾
22-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Demetrias atricapillus · Ant Damsel Bug · Parent Bug +13
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus
- Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides
- Parent BugElasmucha grisea
- Pegomya flavifronsPegomya flavifrons
Yellow Iris · Daisy · Beech · Red Dead-nettle · Dandelion +2
- Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
- DaisyBellis perennis
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,080 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Blackbird · House Martin +36
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- MagpiePica pica
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Great TitParus major2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
- SwiftApus apus2022
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2022
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Pygmy Shrew · Badger
- Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus
- BadgerMeles meles2023
🐸Amphibians3 species
summer
2024▾
Lissotriton · Common Toad · Common Frog
- LissotritonLissotriton
- Common ToadBufo bufo2022
- Common FrogRana temporaria2022
🐝Insects18 species
springsummer
2025▾
22-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Demetrias atricapillus · Ant Damsel Bug · Parent Bug +13
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus
- Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides
- Parent BugElasmucha grisea
- Pegomya flavifronsPegomya flavifrons
Yellow Iris · Daisy · Beech · Red Dead-nettle · Dandelion +2
- Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
- DaisyBellis perennis
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas