St Michael and All Angels' Church
Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.46832, -2.95512
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 Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 272m 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 Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 272m 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 — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: Church of St Michael and All Angels; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Brown Hawker, Migrant Hawker, Common Blue Damselfly +16 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
playground
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Middle Woodbatch CircularWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Heart of Wales Line TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Shropshire Way - stage 02Walking route19.1 km▾
Named routeRef ShW02Length 19.1 kmLocal walking route
Shropshire Way - stage 03Walking route18.1 km▾
Named routeRef ShW03Length 18.1 kmLocal walking route
Shropshire Way - stage 04Walking route18 km▾
Named routeRef ShW04Length 18 kmLocal walking route
10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 44Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 44National Cycle Network
National Byway Church Stretton LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Herefordshire)Cycling route▾
National Byway in Herefordshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route11.6 km▾
Named routeRef 44Length 11.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route6.3 km▾
Named routeRef 44Length 6.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route913 m▾
Named routeRef 44Length 913 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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St Michael's & All Angels parish church at Lydbury North
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Wildlife to spot
13,285 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
13,285 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCormorant · Mute Swan · Moorhen · Little Grebe · Mallard +33
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CootFulica atra
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RavenCorvus corax
- Great TitParus major
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- QuailCoturnix coturnix
Brown Hawker · Migrant Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly · Red-eyed Damselfly · Southern Hawker +3
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
- Blue-tailed Damselfly
Mountain Currant · Rough Meadow-grass · Ground-ivy · Bittersweet · Creeping Thistle +46
- Mountain CurrantRibes alpinum
- Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Fat DuckweedLemna gibba
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,285 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCormorant · Mute Swan · Moorhen · Little Grebe · Mallard +33
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CootFulica atra
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RavenCorvus corax
- Great TitParus major
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- QuailCoturnix coturnix
Brown Hawker · Migrant Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly · Red-eyed Damselfly · Southern Hawker +3
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
- Blue-tailed Damselfly
Mountain Currant · Rough Meadow-grass · Ground-ivy · Bittersweet · Creeping Thistle +46
- Mountain CurrantRibes alpinum
- Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Fat DuckweedLemna gibba
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ischnura elegans
Ischnura elegans
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaImperforate St John's-wortHypericum maculatumImperforate St John's-wortHypericum maculatumFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumFranchet's CotoneasterCotoneaster franchetiiFranchet's CotoneasterCotoneaster franchetiiBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectumBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectumMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masGuelder-roseViburnum opulusGuelder-roseViburnum opulusScots PinePinus sylvestrisScots PinePinus sylvestrisTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumYewTaxus baccataYewTaxus baccataLesser BurdockArctium minusLesser BurdockArctium minusPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburReed Sweet-grassGlyceria maximaReed Sweet-grassGlyceria maximaRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaField-roseRosa arvensisField-roseRosa arvensisWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaTurkey OakQuercus cerrisTurkey OakQuercus cerrisCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusBoxBuxus sempervirensBoxBuxus sempervirensHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususJapanese RoseRosa rugosaJapanese RoseRosa rugosaHybrid OakQuercus petraea x robur = Q. x rosaceaHybrid OakQuercus petraea x robur = Q. x rosaceaRhododendronRhododendron ponticumRhododendronRhododendron ponticumShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisRemote SedgeCarex remotaRemote SedgeCarex remotaWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareWild PrivetLigustrum vulgare