St Mary the Virgin Church
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.51897, -2.20303
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ✦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
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ✦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, Robin, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
Mammals — Brown Hare, Brown Long-eared Bat, Roe Deer +13 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Brimstone, Small White, Red Admiral +22 more · last seen 2020
Free
Grade II* listed building: CHURCH OF ST MARY; Religious grounds — local heritage
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 · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
School Lanepublic footpath · 231 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 231 mPath type: track
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km▾
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Avon Wiltshire Cycle LinkCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
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St Mary, Grittleton: panels (7 to 12)
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Wildlife to spot
2,027 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,027 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Great Tit +38
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- MagpiePica pica
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2022
- JayGarrulus glandarius2021
- Common GullLarus canus2021
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
🦌Mammals13 species
springsummer
2024▾
Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Eurasian Serotine · Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Hedgehog +8
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2023
- Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus2023
- Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros2023
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Cherry Plum · White Dead-nettle · Herb-Robert · Prickly Sow-thistle · Bugle +8
- Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
- White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
- Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2021
- BugleAjuga reptans2021
- Greater PlantainPlantago major2021
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,027 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Great Tit +38
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- MagpiePica pica
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2022
- JayGarrulus glandarius2021
- Common GullLarus canus2021
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
🦌Mammals13 species
springsummer
2024▾
Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Eurasian Serotine · Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Hedgehog +8
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2023
- Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus2023
- Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros2023
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Cherry Plum · White Dead-nettle · Herb-Robert · Prickly Sow-thistle · Bugle +8
- Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
- White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
- Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2021
- BugleAjuga reptans2021
- Greater PlantainPlantago major2021
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hazel Dormouse
Hazel Dormouse
Muscardinus avellanarius2021
Muscardinus avellanarius2021
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellusPipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellusBarbastelleBarbastella barbastellus2023BarbastelleBarbastella barbastellus2023Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2023Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2023Brown HareLepus europaeus2022Brown HareLepus europaeus2022Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2022Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2022RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2021RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2021Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2021Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2021Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2021Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2021Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2021Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2021Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2021Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2021Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2021Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2021Wild OnionAllium vineale2021Wild OnionAllium vineale2021Slender SandwortArenaria leptoclados2021Slender SandwortArenaria leptoclados2021Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2021Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2021