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St Mary's Church

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, House Sparrow, Raven +66 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Woodpigeon, House Sparrow, Raven +66 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Lesser Celandine, Bluebell, Creeping Buttercup +214 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Bluebell, Creeping Buttercup +214 more · last seen 2022

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Dandelion, Bramble, Hazel +30 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Comma, Peacock, Small White +14 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Comma, Peacock, Small White +14 more · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Berrington Pool WalkWalking route1 km

Named routeLength 1 kmRound trip

Herefordshire TrailWalking route246.5 km

Named routeLength 246.5 kmRegional walking route

Berrington Parkland WalkWalking route3.1 km

Named routeLength 3.1 kmRound trip

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (Herefordshire)Cycling route

National Byway in Herefordshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

2,350 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,350 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds7 species

spring

2024

Little Egret · Barn Owl · Peregrine · Raven · Quail +2

Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Barn OwlTyto alba2023
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2023
RavenCorvus corax2023
QuailCoturnix coturnix2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023

🦌

Mammals3 species

autumn

2024

Otter · Brown Hare · Bat

OtterLutra lutra
Brown HareLepus europaeus2022
BatChiroptera2023

🐝

Insects1 species

autumn

2023

Orange Ladybird

Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata

🌿

Plants125 species

spring

2022

Lesser Celandine · Bluebell · Creeping Buttercup · Selfheal · Sweet Vernal-grass +120

Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
White CloverTrifolium repens
DandelionTaraxacum
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
BrambleRubus fruticosus2021
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2021
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2021
BugleAjuga reptans2021
HazelCorylus avellana2021
AshFraxinus excelsior2021
AlderAlnus glutinosa2021
Field MapleAcer campestre2021
Red CampionSilene dioica2021
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2021
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2021
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2021
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2021
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2021
ElderSambucus nigra2021
CleaversGalium aparine2021
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2021
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Lesser HawkbitLeontodon saxatilis
Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis
Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Red FescueFestuca rubra
Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2021
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2021
Lesser Pond-sedgeCarex acutiformis2021
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2021
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2021
Remote SedgeCarex remota2021
Red CurrantRibes rubrum2021
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2021
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2021
Water MintMentha aquatica2021
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2021
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2021
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2021
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2021
Silver BirchBetula pendula2021
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2021
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2021
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2021
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2021
White Dead-nettleLamium album2021
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2021
Greater PlantainPlantago major2021
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2021
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2021
BeechFagus sylvatica2021
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2021
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2021
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2021
PignutConopodium majus2021
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2021
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2021
Hybrid Black-poplarPopulus deltoides x nigra = P. x canadensis2021
Common WhitebeamSorbus aria2021
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2021
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2021
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2021
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2021
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2021
Bush VetchVicia sepium2021
DewberryRubus caesius2021
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2021
Goat WillowSalix caprea2021
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2021
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2021
HollyIlex aquifolium2021
Corn MintMentha arvensis2021
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2021
Urtica dioica subsp. dioicaUrtica dioica subsp. dioica2021
HornbeamCarpinus betulus2021
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2021
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2021
Poa pratensisPoa pratensis2021
AspenPopulus tremula2021
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2021
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2021
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2021
Rosa caninaRosa canina2021
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2021
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2021
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2021
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2021
MistletoeViscum album2021
Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2021
Common IvyHedera helix subsp. helix2021
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2021
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2021
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2021
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2021
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2021
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2021
Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2021
RowanSorbus aucuparia2021
AppleMalus domestica2021
Callitriche aggregateCallitriche aggregate2021
Black BryonyTamus communis2021
Common ChickweedStellaria media2021
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2021
DaisyBellis perennis2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,350 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds7 species

spring

2024

Little Egret · Barn Owl · Peregrine · Raven · Quail +2

Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Barn OwlTyto alba2023
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2023
RavenCorvus corax2023
QuailCoturnix coturnix2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023

🦌

Mammals3 species

autumn

2024

Otter · Brown Hare · Bat

OtterLutra lutra
Brown HareLepus europaeus2022
BatChiroptera2023

🐝

Insects1 species

autumn

2023

Orange Ladybird

Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata

🌿

Plants125 species

spring

2022

Lesser Celandine · Bluebell · Creeping Buttercup · Selfheal · Sweet Vernal-grass +120

Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
White CloverTrifolium repens
DandelionTaraxacum
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
BrambleRubus fruticosus2021
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2021
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2021
BugleAjuga reptans2021
HazelCorylus avellana2021
AshFraxinus excelsior2021
AlderAlnus glutinosa2021
Field MapleAcer campestre2021
Red CampionSilene dioica2021
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2021
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2021
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2021
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2021
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2021
ElderSambucus nigra2021
CleaversGalium aparine2021
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2021
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Lesser HawkbitLeontodon saxatilis
Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis
Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Red FescueFestuca rubra
Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2021
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2021
Lesser Pond-sedgeCarex acutiformis2021
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2021
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2021
Remote SedgeCarex remota2021
Red CurrantRibes rubrum2021
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2021
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2021
Water MintMentha aquatica2021
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2021
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2021
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2021
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2021
Silver BirchBetula pendula2021
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2021
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2021
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2021
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2021
White Dead-nettleLamium album2021
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2021
Greater PlantainPlantago major2021
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2021
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2021
BeechFagus sylvatica2021
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2021
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2021
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2021
PignutConopodium majus2021
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2021
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2021
Hybrid Black-poplarPopulus deltoides x nigra = P. x canadensis2021
Common WhitebeamSorbus aria2021
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2021
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2021
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2021
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2021
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2021
Bush VetchVicia sepium2021
DewberryRubus caesius2021
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2021
Goat WillowSalix caprea2021
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2021
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2021
HollyIlex aquifolium2021
Corn MintMentha arvensis2021
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2021
Urtica dioica subsp. dioicaUrtica dioica subsp. dioica2021
HornbeamCarpinus betulus2021
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2021
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2021
Poa pratensisPoa pratensis2021
AspenPopulus tremula2021
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2021
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2021
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2021
Rosa caninaRosa canina2021
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2021
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2021
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2021
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2021
MistletoeViscum album2021
Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2021
Common IvyHedera helix subsp. helix2021
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2021
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2021
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2021
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2021
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2021
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2021
Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2021
RowanSorbus aucuparia2021
AppleMalus domestica2021
Callitriche aggregateCallitriche aggregate2021
Black BryonyTamus communis2021
Common ChickweedStellaria media2021
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2021
DaisyBellis perennis2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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