Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.08422, -1.98789
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Wigeon
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 251m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Wigeon
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 251m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Pochard +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Pochard +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Small White +75 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lyell's Bristle-moss, Silky Wall Feather-moss, Appleyard's Feather-moss +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 24Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 24National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 24Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m▾
Named routeRef 24Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route868 m▾
Named routeRef 24Length 868 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.4 km▾
Named routeRef 24Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
Late afternoon light on St Mary’s Church, Dinton
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
7,924 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,924 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
springautumn
2026▾
Shoveler · Wigeon · Pochard · Yellow-legged Gull · Barn Owl +34
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- MerlinFalco columbarius2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
🦌Mammals5 species
wintersummerautumn
2025▾
Brown Hare · Wood Mouse · Mole · Beaver · Muntjac
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- MoleTalpa europaea
- BeaverCastor fiber
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
🦎Reptiles1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects32 species
springsummer
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Small White · Harlequin Ladybird +27
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
🌿Plants6 species
wintersummerautumn
2025▾
Black Nightshade · Common Fleabane · Dogwood · Fox-and-cubs · Nipplewort +1
- Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
- DogwoodCornus sanguinea
- Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
- NipplewortLapsana communis
- GorseUlex europaeus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,924 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
springautumn
2026▾
Shoveler · Wigeon · Pochard · Yellow-legged Gull · Barn Owl +34
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- MerlinFalco columbarius2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
🦌Mammals5 species
wintersummerautumn
2025▾
Brown Hare · Wood Mouse · Mole · Beaver · Muntjac
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- MoleTalpa europaea
- BeaverCastor fiber
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
🦎Reptiles1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects32 species
springsummer
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Small White · Harlequin Ladybird +27
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
🌿Plants6 species
wintersummerautumn
2025▾
Black Nightshade · Common Fleabane · Dogwood · Fox-and-cubs · Nipplewort +1
- Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
- DogwoodCornus sanguinea
- Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
- NipplewortLapsana communis
- GorseUlex europaeus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolorDotted Bee-flyBombylius discolorEmpoasca decipiensEmpoasca decipiensEmpoasca decipiensEmpoasca decipiensHarmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2025Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025House-flyMusca domestica2025House-flyMusca domestica2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2025Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2025Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Marsh SnipeflyRhagio tringarius2025Marsh SnipeflyRhagio tringarius2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024Events & activities nearby
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