St Mary's Roman Catholic Church
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
54.85871, -1.84862
Open directionsv
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
- 🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Route 14
- 🐕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
- 🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Route 14
- 🐕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
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Holly, Purple Toadflax, Fox-and-cubs +48 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Holly, Purple Toadflax, Fox-and-cubs +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Large White, Peacock +35 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Large White, Peacock +35 more · last seen 2025
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 14
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Way of LightWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Consett Steel and SwordsWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Consett Heritage TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Newlands to Shotley BridgrWalking route2 km▾
Named routeLength 2 kmSurface unpaved
81 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Satley LoopCycling route30 km▾
Named routeRef CDN1Length 30 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network Link RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef (14) / (7)National Cycle Network
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route▾
The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 14Cycling route▾
National Cycle Network National Route 14 (Consett on-road braid)
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
8,236 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,236 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Robin · Blackbird · Coal Tit · Chaffinch · Jackdaw +33
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
🐝Insects5 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hawthorn Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Lily Beetle
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii
Holly · Alder · Beech · Purple Toadflax · Fox-and-cubs +90
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea
- Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
- Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
- Bush VetchVicia sepium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,236 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Robin · Blackbird · Coal Tit · Chaffinch · Jackdaw +33
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
🐝Insects5 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hawthorn Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Lily Beetle
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii
Holly · Alder · Beech · Purple Toadflax · Fox-and-cubs +90
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea
- Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
- Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
- Bush VetchVicia sepium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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