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St Mary's Church

📷 Bob Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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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
🍄Mushroom 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
🍄Mushroom 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

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Candelariella vitellina f. vitellina, Kuettlingeria teicholyta, Netted Shield Lichen +58 more · last seen 2013; Fungi — Candelariella vitellina f. vitellina, Kuettlingeria teicholyta, Netted Shield Lichen +58 more · last seen 2013

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Common Nettle, Blackthorn, Field Maple +88 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Common Nettle, Blackthorn, Field Maple +88 more · last seen 2017

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Peacock, Small White +45 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Peacock, Small White +45 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Common Nettle, Blackthorn, Pedunculate Oak +6 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Colne Valley PathWalking route37 km

Named routeLength 37 kmLocal walking route

London to Walsingham - stage 04Walking route

Named routeRef LW04Local walking route

Wool Towns WalkWalking route50 km

Named routeLength 50 km

London to Walsingham - stage 05Walking route

Named routeRef LW05Local walking route

Stour Valley Path part 2Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

3,885 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,885 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds35 species

winterspring

2025

Robin · Tawny Owl · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +30

RobinErithacus rubecula
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major2022
DunnockPrunella modularis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
NuthatchSitta europaea2020
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
BuzzardButeo buteo
SwiftApus apus2019
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2018
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Red KiteMilvus milvus2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
CuckooCuculus canorus2022
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
CootFulica atra2022
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2022
Mute SwanCygnus olor2022
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2021
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2020
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2018

🦌

Mammals2 species

springsummer

2024

Brown Hare · Hedgehog

Brown HareLepus europaeus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2018

🦎

Reptiles2 species

winterautumn

2022

Common Lizard · Slow-worm

Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2021

🐟

Fish3 species

summer

2018

European Eel · Bullhead · Spined Loach

European EelAnguilla anguilla
BullheadCottus perifretum
Spined LoachCobitis taenia

🐝

Insects30 species

summer

2025

Meadow Brown · Banded Demoiselle · Small White · Red Admiral · Brimstone +25

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2023
White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2023
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020
PeacockAglais io2019
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2018
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2018
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva2023
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2023
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2023
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2023
Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2023
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2022
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2022
Hawthorn Jewel BeetleAgrilus sinuatus2021
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2018
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2018
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2018

🌿

Plants10 species

summer

2018

Bee Orchid · Hoary Plantain · Spear Thistle · Common Stork's-bill · Common Knapweed +5

Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
Hoary PlantainPlantago media2017
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2017
Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium2017
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2017
ElmUlmus2017
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2017
Fat-henChenopodium album2017
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2017
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2017

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,885 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds35 species

winterspring

2025

Robin · Tawny Owl · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +30

RobinErithacus rubecula
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major2022
DunnockPrunella modularis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
NuthatchSitta europaea2020
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
BuzzardButeo buteo
SwiftApus apus2019
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2018
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Red KiteMilvus milvus2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
CuckooCuculus canorus2022
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
CootFulica atra2022
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2022
Mute SwanCygnus olor2022
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2021
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2020
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2018

🦌

Mammals2 species

springsummer

2024

Brown Hare · Hedgehog

Brown HareLepus europaeus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2018

🦎

Reptiles2 species

winterautumn

2022

Common Lizard · Slow-worm

Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2021

🐟

Fish3 species

summer

2018

European Eel · Bullhead · Spined Loach

European EelAnguilla anguilla
BullheadCottus perifretum
Spined LoachCobitis taenia

🐝

Insects30 species

summer

2025

Meadow Brown · Banded Demoiselle · Small White · Red Admiral · Brimstone +25

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2023
White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2023
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020
PeacockAglais io2019
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2018
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2018
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva2023
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2023
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2023
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2023
Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2023
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2022
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2022
Hawthorn Jewel BeetleAgrilus sinuatus2021
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2018
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2018
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2018

🌿

Plants10 species

summer

2018

Bee Orchid · Hoary Plantain · Spear Thistle · Common Stork's-bill · Common Knapweed +5

Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
Hoary PlantainPlantago media2017
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2017
Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium2017
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2017
ElmUlmus2017
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2017
Fat-henChenopodium album2017
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2017
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2017

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Bob Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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