Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
50.84406, -3.61003
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Blackbird
- ✦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
- 🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Blackbird
- ✦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 — Great Tit, Blackbird, House Sparrow +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: Church of St Matthew; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Birds — Great Tit, Blackbird, House Sparrow +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gatekeeper, Small White, Meadow Brown +30 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lesser Celandine, Ash, Bramble +125 more · last seen 2014
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Devonshire Heartland WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef DHWRegional walking route
Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MMPWRegional walking route
Photos
St Matthew's Church at Cheriton Fitzpaine
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
1,540 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,540 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
springsummer
2026▾
Swift · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Stock Dove · House Sparrow +32
- SwiftApus apus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2020
Hedgehog · Rabbit · Eurasian Serotine · Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Long-eared Bat species +1
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus2022
- Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros2022
- Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2022
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Meadow Grasshopper · Comma · Red Admiral · Peacock · Small White +3
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
- CommaPolygonia c-album2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
Wall Speedwell · Hedge Mustard · Common Nettle · Garlic Mustard · Sticky Mouse-ear +49
- Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis
- Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
- Common VetchVicia sativa
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,540 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
springsummer
2026▾
Swift · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Stock Dove · House Sparrow +32
- SwiftApus apus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2020
Hedgehog · Rabbit · Eurasian Serotine · Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Long-eared Bat species +1
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus2022
- Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros2022
- Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2022
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Meadow Grasshopper · Comma · Red Admiral · Peacock · Small White +3
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
- CommaPolygonia c-album2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
Wall Speedwell · Hedge Mustard · Common Nettle · Garlic Mustard · Sticky Mouse-ear +49
- Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis
- Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
- Common VetchVicia sativa
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2021
2021
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Annual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaNavelwortUmbilicus rupestrisNavelwortUmbilicus rupestrisSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensTrailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyanaTrailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyanaBlack CurrantRibes nigrumBlack CurrantRibes nigrumHard RushJuncus inflexusHard RushJuncus inflexusLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumSpotted MedickMedicago arabicaSpotted MedickMedicago arabicaCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSpindleEuonymus europaeusSpindleEuonymus europaeusRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisAlexandersSmyrnium olusatrumAlexandersSmyrnium olusatrumField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustrePrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperKeeled-fruited CornsaladValerianella carinataKeeled-fruited CornsaladValerianella carinataBetonyBetonica officinalisBetonyBetonica officinalisBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaHemlockConium maculatumHemlockConium maculatumCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisEvents & activities nearby
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