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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Great Spotted Woodpecker
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Great Spotted Woodpecker
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Yellowhammer +54 more · last seen 2024; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Yellowhammer +54 more · last seen 2024; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Orange-tip +24 more · last seen 2021
Free
Grade II* listed building: CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Dog's Mercury, Creeping Thistle, Elder +128 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Turpin's Trail 1Walking route▾
Third of three linked circular walks around the birthplace of Dick Turpin, Highwayman
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Harcamlow WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
London to Walsingham - stage 04Walking route▾
Named routeRef LW04Local walking route
London to Walsingham - stage 03Walking route▾
Named routeRef LW03Local walking route
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St Mary's Church, Lindsell, Essex
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Wildlife to spot
1,068 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,068 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds21 species
winterspringsummer
2024▾
Tawny Owl · Woodpigeon · Reed Bunting · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Woodcock +16
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2017
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2017
- MagpiePica pica2021
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2021
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2019
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2019
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2019
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2019
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2018
- JackdawColoeus monedula2018
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2018
- Great TitParus major2018
- JayGarrulus glandarius2017
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2017
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Pipistrelle · Otter · Fallow Deer · Badger · Weasel
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2022
- OtterLutra lutra
- Fallow DeerDama dama2021
- BadgerMeles meles2018
- WeaselMustela nivalis2016
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2022▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects4 species
springsummer
2021▾
Speckled Wood · Rosemary Beetle · Painted Lady · Small Heath
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2016
- Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2017
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2017
🌿Plants63 species
springsummer
2025▾
Dog's Mercury · Common Nettle · Pedunculate Oak · Elder · Cow Parsley +58
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2017
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2023
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2017
- ElderSambucus nigra2017
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2023
- Bramble
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,068 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds21 species
winterspringsummer
2024▾
Tawny Owl · Woodpigeon · Reed Bunting · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Woodcock +16
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2017
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2017
- MagpiePica pica2021
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2021
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2019
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2019
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2019
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2019
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2018
- JackdawColoeus monedula2018
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2018
- Great TitParus major2018
- JayGarrulus glandarius2017
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2017
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Pipistrelle · Otter · Fallow Deer · Badger · Weasel
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2022
- OtterLutra lutra
- Fallow DeerDama dama2021
- BadgerMeles meles2018
- WeaselMustela nivalis2016
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2022▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects4 species
springsummer
2021▾
Speckled Wood · Rosemary Beetle · Painted Lady · Small Heath
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2016
- Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2017
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2017
🌿Plants63 species
springsummer
2025▾
Dog's Mercury · Common Nettle · Pedunculate Oak · Elder · Cow Parsley +58
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2017
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2023
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2017
- ElderSambucus nigra2017
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2023
- Bramble
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rubus2017
Rubus2017
HazelCorylus2017HazelCorylus2017Field MapleAcer campestre2017Field MapleAcer campestre2017Dog-roseRosa canina2017Dog-roseRosa canina2017Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2017Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2017AshFraxinus excelsior2016AshFraxinus excelsior2016Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalisPyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalisMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2023MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2023BlackthornPrunus spinosa2017BlackthornPrunus spinosa2017White Dead-nettleLamium album2017White Dead-nettleLamium album2017Red CampionSilene dioica2017Red CampionSilene dioica2017AspenPopulus tremula2017AspenPopulus tremula2017Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2017Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2017Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2016Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2016Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiCowslipPrimula veris2023CowslipPrimula veris2023WillowSalix2017WillowSalix2017Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2017Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2017DockRumex2017DockRumex2017Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2017Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2017CleaversGalium aparine2017CleaversGalium aparine2017YarrowAchillea millefolium2016YarrowAchillea millefolium2016Corn MintMentha arvensis2016Corn MintMentha arvensis2016Small-leaved LimeTilia cordata2016Small-leaved LimeTilia cordata2016Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2016Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2016AgrimonyAgrimonia2016AgrimonyAgrimonia2016Wild Service-treeSorbus torminalis2016Wild Service-treeSorbus torminalis2016TormentilPotentilla erecta2016TormentilPotentilla erecta2016HornbeamCarpinus betulus2016HornbeamCarpinus betulus2016Lesser BurdockArctium minus2016Lesser BurdockArctium minus2016PignutConopodium majus2016PignutConopodium majus2016Common TwaybladeNeottia ovataCommon TwaybladeNeottia ovataCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2023Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2023Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2023Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2023Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2023Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2023Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2023Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2023Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2023Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2023Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2023Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2023Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2023Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2023ThistleCirsium2023ThistleCirsium2023Small TeaselDipsacus pilosus2018Small TeaselDipsacus pilosus2018HawthornCrataegus monogyna2017HawthornCrataegus monogyna2017Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2017Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2017Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2017Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2017BoxBuxus sempervirens2017BoxBuxus sempervirens2017Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2017Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2017BugleAjuga reptans2017BugleAjuga reptans2017IvyHedera helix2017IvyHedera helix2017Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2017Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2017Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2017Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2017Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2017Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2017HollyIlex aquifolium2017HollyIlex aquifolium2017AlderAlnus glutinosa2017AlderAlnus glutinosa2017Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2017Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2017ElmUlmus2017ElmUlmus2017Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2016Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2016HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2016HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2016Hedge BedstrawGalium album2016Hedge BedstrawGalium album2016