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St Michael's Church

📷 Ian Balcombe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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59.04272, -3.19744

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Teal and Lapwing
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking on site — 2 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Teal and Lapwing
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking on site — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Teal, Lapwing, Oystercatcher +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Teal, Lapwing, Oystercatcher +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Primrose, Bush Vetch, Lesser Celandine +14 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Primrose, Bush Vetch, Lesser Celandine +14 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Emerald Damselfly, Petrobius brevistylis +4 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Emerald Damselfly, Petrobius brevistylis +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 9Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Orkney Prehistory Loop RideCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

74,665 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

74,665 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds74 species

spring

2025

Teal · Lapwing · Oystercatcher · Common Gull · Coot +69

TealAnas crecca
LapwingVanellus vanellus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Common GullLarus canus
CootFulica atra
CurlewNumenius arquata
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RedshankTringa totanus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
GadwallMareca strepera
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
SwallowHirundo rustica
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
RavenCorvus corax
DunlinCalidris alpina
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
WigeonMareca penelope
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
House SparrowPasser domesticus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Great SkuaStercorarius skua
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
EiderSomateria mollissima
CuckooCuculus canorus
PochardAythya ferina2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
RuffCalidris pugnax
Common TernSterna hirundo
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
MerlinFalco columbarius
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
KnotCalidris canutus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
American WigeonMareca americana
Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
ShagGulosus aristotelis2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Brown Hare

Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects7 species

spring

2025

Large Red Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly · Petrobius brevistylis · Great Yellow Bumblebee · Black Sexton Beetle +2

Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2024
Petrobius brevistylisPetrobius brevistylis2024
Great Yellow BumblebeeBombus distinguendus2024
Black Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humator2024
Limnephilus griseusLimnephilus griseus2024
Clay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularis2024

🌿

Plants20 species

spring

2025

Primrose · Bush Vetch · Lesser Celandine · Field Forget-me-not · Yellow Iris +15

PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Bush VetchVicia sepium
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2024
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
Common Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Erophila vernaErophila verna
Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024
Water MintMentha aquatica2024
Monkeyflower SpeciesErythranthe2024
Red CampionSilene dioica2024
BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

74,665 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds74 species

spring

2025

Teal · Lapwing · Oystercatcher · Common Gull · Coot +69

TealAnas crecca
LapwingVanellus vanellus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Common GullLarus canus
CootFulica atra
CurlewNumenius arquata
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RedshankTringa totanus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
GadwallMareca strepera
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
SwallowHirundo rustica
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
RavenCorvus corax
DunlinCalidris alpina
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
WigeonMareca penelope
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
House SparrowPasser domesticus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Great SkuaStercorarius skua
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
EiderSomateria mollissima
CuckooCuculus canorus
PochardAythya ferina2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
RuffCalidris pugnax
Common TernSterna hirundo
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
MerlinFalco columbarius
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
KnotCalidris canutus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
American WigeonMareca americana
Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
ShagGulosus aristotelis2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Brown Hare

Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects7 species

spring

2025

Large Red Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly · Petrobius brevistylis · Great Yellow Bumblebee · Black Sexton Beetle +2

Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2024
Petrobius brevistylisPetrobius brevistylis2024
Great Yellow BumblebeeBombus distinguendus2024
Black Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humator2024
Limnephilus griseusLimnephilus griseus2024
Clay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularis2024

🌿

Plants20 species

spring

2025

Primrose · Bush Vetch · Lesser Celandine · Field Forget-me-not · Yellow Iris +15

PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Bush VetchVicia sepium
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2024
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
Common Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Erophila vernaErophila verna
Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024
Water MintMentha aquatica2024
Monkeyflower SpeciesErythranthe2024
Red CampionSilene dioica2024
BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Ian Balcombe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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