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St Mary's Church

📷 Rose and Trev Clough · 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 — Birds, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Reptiles

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Foxglove, Coltsfoot, Dandelion +131 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Foxglove, Coltsfoot, Dandelion +131 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Dandelion, Common Nettle, Bramble +17 more foraging species

Varies

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Teal, Treecreeper, Starling +10 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Teal, Treecreeper, Starling +10 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, Large Red Damselfly, Common Darter +6 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, Large Red Damselfly, Common Darter +6 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Reivers' RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route710 m

Named routeRef 10Length 710 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route14.4 km

Named routeRef 10Length 14.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route14.3 km

Named routeRef 10Length 14.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

2,605 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,605 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds13 species

autumn

2025

Teal · Treecreeper · Starling · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +8

TealAnas crecca
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great TitParus major
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
StonechatSaxicola rubicola

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects9 species

summer

2025

Common Green Grasshopper · Large Red Damselfly · Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Syrphus ribesii +4

Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Black DarterSympetrum danae
Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella

🌿

Plants134 species

springsummer

2025

Foxglove · Coltsfoot · Dandelion · Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil · Common Nettle +129

FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
DandelionTaraxacum
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
DaisyBellis perennis
OakQuercus
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
White CloverTrifolium repens
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
GorseUlex europaeus
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
HollyIlex aquifolium
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica
BlinksMontia fontana
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
White SedgeCarex canescens
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
Fen BedstrawGalium uliginosum
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Poa pratensisPoa pratensis
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus
WillowSalix
Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
Oval SedgeCarex leporina
Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium
Common Hemp-Nettle agg.Galeopsis tetrahit
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus
Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Downy BirchBetula pubescens
Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
Creeping WillowSalix repens
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
NipplewortLapsana communis
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina
Sweet CicelyMyrrhis odorata
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides
Bush VetchVicia sepium
Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina
BetonyBetonica officinalis
Tuberous ComfreySymphytum tuberosum
Rosa caninaRosa canina
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Red CampionSilene dioica
Goat WillowSalix caprea
Curled DockRumex crispus
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana
RowanSorbus aucuparia
CleaversGalium aparine
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Wild CherryPrunus avium
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Hedera helixHedera helix
HazelCorylus avellana
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
PignutConopodium majus
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
AshFraxinus excelsior
Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare
Remote SedgeCarex remota
AlderAlnus glutinosa
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
AspenPopulus tremula
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,605 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds13 species

autumn

2025

Teal · Treecreeper · Starling · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +8

TealAnas crecca
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great TitParus major
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
StonechatSaxicola rubicola

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects9 species

summer

2025

Common Green Grasshopper · Large Red Damselfly · Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Syrphus ribesii +4

Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Black DarterSympetrum danae
Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella

🌿

Plants134 species

springsummer

2025

Foxglove · Coltsfoot · Dandelion · Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil · Common Nettle +129

FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
DandelionTaraxacum
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
DaisyBellis perennis
OakQuercus
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
White CloverTrifolium repens
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
GorseUlex europaeus
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
HollyIlex aquifolium
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica
BlinksMontia fontana
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
White SedgeCarex canescens
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
Fen BedstrawGalium uliginosum
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Poa pratensisPoa pratensis
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus
WillowSalix
Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
Oval SedgeCarex leporina
Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium
Common Hemp-Nettle agg.Galeopsis tetrahit
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus
Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Downy BirchBetula pubescens
Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
Creeping WillowSalix repens
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
NipplewortLapsana communis
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina
Sweet CicelyMyrrhis odorata
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides
Bush VetchVicia sepium
Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina
BetonyBetonica officinalis
Tuberous ComfreySymphytum tuberosum
Rosa caninaRosa canina
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Red CampionSilene dioica
Goat WillowSalix caprea
Curled DockRumex crispus
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana
RowanSorbus aucuparia
CleaversGalium aparine
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Wild CherryPrunus avium
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Hedera helixHedera helix
HazelCorylus avellana
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
PignutConopodium majus
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
AshFraxinus excelsior
Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare
Remote SedgeCarex remota
AlderAlnus glutinosa
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
AspenPopulus tremula
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Rose and Trev Clough · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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