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St Matthew's Church House

📷 Jaggery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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51.77036, -3.19686

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 209m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 209m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Jackdaw +26 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Jackdaw +26 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Common Blue +45 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Common Blue +45 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

164 signed routes nearby

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Route 46Cycling route

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National Cycle Network Route 468Cycling route

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Wildlife to spot

7,367 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,367 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds31 species

springautumn

2025

Great Tit · Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Magpie · Blackbird +26

Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
BuzzardButeo buteo2023
RobinErithacus rubecula
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2022
Rock DoveColumba livia2022
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
Wood DuckAix sponsa2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
SwiftApus apus2022
DipperCinclus cinclus2021
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2021
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2021
RavenCorvus corax2020
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2020
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2020

🦌

Mammals1 species

springsummerautumn

2022

Hedgehog

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🦎

Reptiles4 species

summer

2024

Slow-worm · Wall Lizard · Lacertidae · Common Lizard

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
Wall LizardPodarcis muralis
LacertidaeLacertidae
Common LizardZootoca vivipara2023

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummer

2026

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo2025

🐝

Insects48 species

summer

2025

Meadow Brown · Ringlet · Common Blue · Small Tortoiseshell · Small White +43

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
PeacockAglais io2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2023
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2023
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2023
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2023
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2023
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2023
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Black DarterSympetrum danae
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2024
SyrphusSyrphus2024
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024
Dark Giant HorseflyTabanus sudeticus2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)2024
Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens2023
Sarcophaga carnariaSarcophaga carnaria2023
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2023
Top-horned HunchbackAcrocera orbiculus2023
Dingy SkipperErynnis tages2023
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2022
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2022
Clouded YellowColias croceus2022
Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2022
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2022
Gonia piceaGonia picea2022
GraylingHipparchia semele2021
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2021

🌿

Plants3 species

wintersummerautumn

2025

Himalayan Honeysuckle · Winter Heliotrope · White Stonecrop

Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa
Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus2023
White StonecropSedum album2020

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,367 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds31 species

springautumn

2025

Great Tit · Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Magpie · Blackbird +26

Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
BuzzardButeo buteo2023
RobinErithacus rubecula
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2022
Rock DoveColumba livia2022
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
Wood DuckAix sponsa2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
SwiftApus apus2022
DipperCinclus cinclus2021
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2021
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2021
RavenCorvus corax2020
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2020
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2020

🦌

Mammals1 species

springsummerautumn

2022

Hedgehog

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🦎

Reptiles4 species

summer

2024

Slow-worm · Wall Lizard · Lacertidae · Common Lizard

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
Wall LizardPodarcis muralis
LacertidaeLacertidae
Common LizardZootoca vivipara2023

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummer

2026

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo2025

🐝

Insects48 species

summer

2025

Meadow Brown · Ringlet · Common Blue · Small Tortoiseshell · Small White +43

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
PeacockAglais io2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2023
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2023
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2023
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2023
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2023
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2023
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Black DarterSympetrum danae
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2024
SyrphusSyrphus2024
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024
Dark Giant HorseflyTabanus sudeticus2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)2024
Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens2023
Sarcophaga carnariaSarcophaga carnaria2023
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2023
Top-horned HunchbackAcrocera orbiculus2023
Dingy SkipperErynnis tages2023
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2022
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2022
Clouded YellowColias croceus2022
Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2022
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2022
Gonia piceaGonia picea2022
GraylingHipparchia semele2021
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2021

🌿

Plants3 species

wintersummerautumn

2025

Himalayan Honeysuckle · Winter Heliotrope · White Stonecrop

Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa
Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus2023
White StonecropSedum album2020

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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