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St Mary's Church

📷 Jeremy Bolwell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Great Spotted Woodpecker
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 56m away — 2 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Great Spotted Woodpecker
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 56m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Chaffinch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Greenfinch +52 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Greenfinch +52 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Sphaerophoria, Tortoise Bug, Migrant Hawker +4 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Sphaerophoria, Tortoise Bug, Migrant Hawker +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Purple-loosestrife, Meadowsweet, Common Fleabane +10 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Purple-loosestrife, Meadowsweet, Common Fleabane +10 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Wye Valley WalkWalking route218 km

Named routeRef WVWLength 218 kmRegional walking route

Herefordshire TrailWalking route246.5 km

Named routeLength 246.5 kmRegional walking route

🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

Monnington Walkbridleway · 476 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 476 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

1,657 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,657 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

springautumn

2025

Chaffinch · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Greenfinch · Robin · Wren +50

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
JackdawColoeus monedula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MagpiePica pica
RookCorvus frugilegus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CuckooCuculus canorus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoosanderMergus merganser
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Purple HeronArdea purpurea
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
SwallowHirundo rustica
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
SwiftApus apus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
NuthatchSitta europaea
RavenCorvus corax
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris

🦌

Mammals2 species

summerautumn

2025

Stoat · Mole

StoatMustela erminea
MoleTalpa europaea

🐝

Insects7 species

summer

2025

Sphaerophoria · Tortoise Bug · Migrant Hawker · Long-winged Cone-head · Green Shieldbug +2

SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

🌿

Plants13 species

summer

2025

Purple-loosestrife · Meadowsweet · Common Fleabane · Red Bartsia · Red Clover +8

Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
MistletoeViscum album
HawthornCrataegus monogyna

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,657 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

springautumn

2025

Chaffinch · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Greenfinch · Robin · Wren +50

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
JackdawColoeus monedula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MagpiePica pica
RookCorvus frugilegus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CuckooCuculus canorus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoosanderMergus merganser
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Purple HeronArdea purpurea
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
SwallowHirundo rustica
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
SwiftApus apus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
NuthatchSitta europaea
RavenCorvus corax
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris

🦌

Mammals2 species

summerautumn

2025

Stoat · Mole

StoatMustela erminea
MoleTalpa europaea

🐝

Insects7 species

summer

2025

Sphaerophoria · Tortoise Bug · Migrant Hawker · Long-winged Cone-head · Green Shieldbug +2

SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

🌿

Plants13 species

summer

2025

Purple-loosestrife · Meadowsweet · Common Fleabane · Red Bartsia · Red Clover +8

Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
MistletoeViscum album
HawthornCrataegus monogyna

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Jeremy Bolwell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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