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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.13625, -3.08185
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦37+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Pied Flycatcher
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦37+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Pied Flycatcher
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Pied Flycatcher, Canada Goose +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Mute Swan, Pied Flycatcher, Canada Goose +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
Grade II* listed building: CHURCH OF ST MARY; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Meadowsweet, Lateral Cryphaea, Bifid Crestwort +93 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Stenophylax permistus, 10-spot Ladybird +14 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km▾
Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route
Wye Valley WalkWalking route218 km▾
Named routeRef WVWLength 218 kmRegional walking route
Herefordshire TrailWalking route246.5 km▾
Named routeLength 246.5 kmRegional walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Radnor RingCycling route▾
Named routeRef 825National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route5 km▾
Named routeRef 825Length 5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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St. Mary's Church (Cross | Brilley)
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
1,266 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,266 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Mute Swan · Pied Flycatcher · Canada Goose · Whooper Swan · Great Spotted Woodpecker +32
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- SwiftApus apus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Brown Hare · American Mink
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- American MinkNeovison vison
🦎Reptiles1 species
springautumn
2026▾
Slow-worm
🐝Insects17 species
winterspring
2026▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Stenophylax permistus · 10-spot Ladybird · Yellow Meadow Ant · Minotaur Beetle +12
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2025
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2025
- Violet Ground Beetle
Meadowsweet · Lateral Cryphaea · Bifid Crestwort · Common Feather-moss · Ivy +91
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
- Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2024
- Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2024
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2024
- IvyHedera helix2024
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,266 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Mute Swan · Pied Flycatcher · Canada Goose · Whooper Swan · Great Spotted Woodpecker +32
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- SwiftApus apus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Brown Hare · American Mink
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- American MinkNeovison vison
🦎Reptiles1 species
springautumn
2026▾
Slow-worm
🐝Insects17 species
winterspring
2026▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Stenophylax permistus · 10-spot Ladybird · Yellow Meadow Ant · Minotaur Beetle +12
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2025
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2025
- Violet Ground Beetle
Meadowsweet · Lateral Cryphaea · Bifid Crestwort · Common Feather-moss · Ivy +91
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
- Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2024
- Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2024
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2024
- IvyHedera helix2024
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Carabus violaceus2025
Carabus violaceus2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024Western Honey BeeApis mellifera20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2024Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2024Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2024White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2024Philopotamus montanusPhilopotamus montanus2024Philopotamus montanusPhilopotamus montanus2024Bembidion stephensiiBembidion stephensii2024Bembidion stephensiiBembidion stephensii2024Bembidion tetracolumBembidion tetracolum2024Bembidion tetracolumBembidion tetracolum20242024
2024
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Juicy Silk-mossPlagiothecium succulentum2024Juicy Silk-mossPlagiothecium succulentum2024Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2024Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2024Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2024Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2024Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2024Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus2024Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus2024Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2024Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2024PignutConopodium majus2024PignutConopodium majus2024Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2024Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2024Common KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraBogbeanMenyanthes trifoliataBogbeanMenyanthes trifoliataBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectumBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectumNew Zealand PigmyweedCrassula helmsiiNew Zealand PigmyweedCrassula helmsiiYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2024Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2024Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2024Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2024Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2024Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2024Flat NeckeraNeckera complanata2024Flat NeckeraNeckera complanata2024Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum2024Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum2024BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2024Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2024Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2024Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2024Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2024Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2024PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2024PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2024YewTaxus baccata2024YewTaxus baccata2024Greater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioides2024Greater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioides2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024NipplewortLapsana communis2024NipplewortLapsana communis2024Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme2024Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme2024PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2024PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2024Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2024Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2024Zygodon conoideus var. conoideusZygodon conoideus var. conoideus2024Zygodon conoideus var. conoideusZygodon conoideus var. conoideus2024WoodruffGalium odoratum2024WoodruffGalium odoratum2024Fairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicina2024Fairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicina2024Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2024Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2024SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2024SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2024Wild CherryPrunus avium2024Wild CherryPrunus avium2024SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2024Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2024BetonyBetonica officinalis2024BetonyBetonica officinalis2024Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2024Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2024Micheli's Least PouncewortLejeunea cavifolia2024Micheli's Least PouncewortLejeunea cavifolia2024Shining HookeriaHookeria lucens2024Shining HookeriaHookeria lucens2024Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2024Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2024Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2024Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2024TutsanHypericum androsaemum2024TutsanHypericum androsaemum2024Lesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloides2024Lesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloides2024Even ScalewortRadula complanata2024Even ScalewortRadula complanata2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2024Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2024Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2024Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2024Common PouchwortCalypogeia fissa2024Common PouchwortCalypogeia fissa2024Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2024Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2024DandelionTaraxacum2024DandelionTaraxacum2024Marchantia polymorpha subsp. montivagansMarchantia polymorpha subsp. montivagans2024Marchantia polymorpha subsp. montivagansMarchantia polymorpha subsp. montivagans2024Fountain Feather-mossHygroamblystegium tenax2024Fountain Feather-mossHygroamblystegium tenax2024Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla2024Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla2024River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2024River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2024HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2024Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum2024Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum2024Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2024Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024CleaversGalium aparine2024CleaversGalium aparine2024Slender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroides2024Slender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroides2024Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2024Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2024Common VetchVicia sativa2024Common VetchVicia sativa2024Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2024Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2024Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum2024Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum2024Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2024Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2024Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024Ulota intermediaUlota intermedia2024Ulota intermediaUlota intermedia2024Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2024Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2024Greater Fork-mossDicranum majus2024Greater Fork-mossDicranum majus2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2024BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2024Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2024Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2024Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2024Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2024Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2024Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2024Silver BirchBetula pendula2024Silver BirchBetula pendula2024Events & activities nearby
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