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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
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Getting here
52.92314, -0.31597
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦37+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue Tit
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦37+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue Tit
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground on site — 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, Blue Tit, House Sparrow +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, House Sparrow +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Pea-leaf Weevil +16 more · last seen 2024
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
playground
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
1 signed route nearby
Route 15Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
1,228 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,228 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds17 species
springsummer
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Pheasant · Jackdaw · Dunnock · Woodpigeon +12
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SwiftApus apus
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerwinter
2021▾
Fallow Deer · Polecat · Badger
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- PolecatMustela putorius2020
- BadgerMeles meles2019
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2021▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Swollen-thighed Beetle · Pea-leaf Weevil · Cabbage-stem Flea Beetle · Longitarsus dorsalis · Longitarsus strigicollis +1
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2019
- Cabbage-stem Flea BeetlePsylliodes chrysocephala2019
- Longitarsus dorsalisLongitarsus dorsalis2019
- Longitarsus strigicollisLongitarsus strigicollis2019
- Celery Leaf Beetle
Perennial Rye-grass · Wild Teasel · Greater Plantain · Cow Parsley · Dove's-foot Crane's-bill +107
- Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2018
- Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2018
- Greater PlantainPlantago major2018
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2018
- Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2018
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,228 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds17 species
springsummer
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Pheasant · Jackdaw · Dunnock · Woodpigeon +12
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SwiftApus apus
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerwinter
2021▾
Fallow Deer · Polecat · Badger
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- PolecatMustela putorius2020
- BadgerMeles meles2019
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2021▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Swollen-thighed Beetle · Pea-leaf Weevil · Cabbage-stem Flea Beetle · Longitarsus dorsalis · Longitarsus strigicollis +1
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2019
- Cabbage-stem Flea BeetlePsylliodes chrysocephala2019
- Longitarsus dorsalisLongitarsus dorsalis2019
- Longitarsus strigicollisLongitarsus strigicollis2019
- Celery Leaf Beetle
Perennial Rye-grass · Wild Teasel · Greater Plantain · Cow Parsley · Dove's-foot Crane's-bill +107
- Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2018
- Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2018
- Greater PlantainPlantago major2018
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2018
- Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2018
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Phaedon tumidulus2019
Phaedon tumidulus2019
2018
2018
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2018Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2018Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2018Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2018GroundselSenecio vulgaris2018GroundselSenecio vulgaris2018YarrowAchillea millefolium2018YarrowAchillea millefolium2018CleaversGalium aparine2018CleaversGalium aparine2018Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2018Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2018Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2018Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2018Common NettleUrtica dioica2018Common NettleUrtica dioica2018MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2018MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2018HawthornCrataegus monogyna2018HawthornCrataegus monogyna2018False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2018False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2018Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2018Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2018KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2018KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2018Field MapleAcer campestre2018Field MapleAcer campestre2018Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2018Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2018Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2018Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2018Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2018Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2018Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2018Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2018HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2018HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2018Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2018Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2018Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2018Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2018BrambleRubus fruticosus2018BrambleRubus fruticosus2018DandelionTaraxacum2018DandelionTaraxacum2018Rosa caninaRosa canina2018Rosa caninaRosa canina2018AshFraxinus excelsior2018AshFraxinus excelsior2018Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2018Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2018Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2018Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2018White Dead-nettleLamium album2018White Dead-nettleLamium album2018Wood DockRumex sanguineus2018Wood DockRumex sanguineus2018BlackthornPrunus spinosa2018BlackthornPrunus spinosa2018Common CouchElymus repens2018Common CouchElymus repens2018ColtsfootTussilago farfara2018ColtsfootTussilago farfara2018TimothyPhleum pratense2018TimothyPhleum pratense2018White CloverTrifolium repens2018White CloverTrifolium repens2018Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2018Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2018Wild PlumPrunus domestica2018Wild PlumPrunus domestica2018Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2018Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2018SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2018SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2018Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratenseMeadow Crane's-billGeranium pratenseUpright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2018Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2018Rock Crane's-billGeranium macrorrhizum2018Rock Crane's-billGeranium macrorrhizum2018Common OracheAtriplex patula2018Common OracheAtriplex patula2018Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2018Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2018AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2018AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2018Swine-cressLepidium coronopus2018Swine-cressLepidium coronopus2018Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2018Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2018Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2018Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2018Heath False-bromeBrachypodium pinnatum2018Heath False-bromeBrachypodium pinnatum2018CowslipPrimula veris2018CowslipPrimula veris2018Tufted VetchVicia cracca2018Tufted VetchVicia cracca2018Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia2018Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia2018Common VetchVicia sativa2018Common VetchVicia sativa2018Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2018Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2018Red FescueFestuca rubra2018Red FescueFestuca rubra2018Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2018Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2018Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2018Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2018AppleMalus domestica2018AppleMalus domestica2018ChicoryCichorium intybus2018ChicoryCichorium intybus2018Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2018Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2018Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2018Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2018IvyHedera helix2018IvyHedera helix2018CharlockSinapis arvensis2018CharlockSinapis arvensis2018Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2018Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2018Greater BurdockArctium lappa2018Greater BurdockArctium lappa2018Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2018Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2018DaisyBellis perennis2018DaisyBellis perennis2018Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2018Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2018Field Penny-cressThlaspi arvense2018Field Penny-cressThlaspi arvense2018Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2018Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2018MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2018MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2018Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2018Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2018Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2018Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2018Great LettuceLactuca virosa2018Great LettuceLactuca virosa2018LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2018LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2018Solanum nigrum subsp. nigrumSolanum nigrum subsp. nigrum2018Solanum nigrum subsp. nigrumSolanum nigrum subsp. nigrum2018Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2018Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2018Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2018Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2018HemlockConium maculatum2018HemlockConium maculatum2018Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2018Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2018Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2018Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2018Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2018Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2018ElderSambucus nigra2018ElderSambucus nigra2018White CampionSilene latifolia2018White CampionSilene latifolia2018NipplewortLapsana communis2018NipplewortLapsana communis2018SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2018SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2018Meadow BarleyHordeum secalinum2018Meadow BarleyHordeum secalinum2018Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2018Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2018Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2018Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2018Common MallowMalva sylvestris2018Common MallowMalva sylvestris2018Fat-henChenopodium album2018Fat-henChenopodium album2018Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2018Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2018HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2018HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2018HopHumulus lupulus2018HopHumulus lupulus2018Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima2018Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima2018Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2018Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2018Common ComfreySymphytum officinale2018Common ComfreySymphytum officinale2018Small Leaved ElmUlmus minor2018Small Leaved ElmUlmus minor2018Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2018Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2018Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2018Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2018Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2018Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2018Black-grassAlopecurus myosuroides2018Black-grassAlopecurus myosuroides2018WatercressNasturtium officinale2018WatercressNasturtium officinale2018Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2018Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2018Huntingdon ElmUlmus glabra x minor = U. x vegeta2018Huntingdon ElmUlmus glabra x minor = U. x vegeta2018Rumex crispus subsp. crispusRumex crispus subsp. crispus2018Rumex crispus subsp. crispusRumex crispus subsp. crispus2018Lesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marina2018Lesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marina2018