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St Michael's Church

📷 Adrian S Pye · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Redshank, Annual Toadflax +19 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Redshank, Annual Toadflax +19 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Large White +38 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Large White +38 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

🚴

Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 51Cycling route

Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route20 m

Named routeRef 51Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route18 m

Named routeRef 51Length 18 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route4 km

Named routeRef 51Length 4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route399 m

Named routeRef 51Length 399 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route237 m

Named routeRef 51Length 237 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

3,396 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,396 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

spring

2025

Swift · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin +53

SwiftApus apus2021
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
MagpiePica pica
Coal TitPeriparus ater
RookCorvus frugilegus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
CuckooCuculus canorus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Little OwlAthene noctua
JayGarrulus glandarius
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2022
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2022
House MartinDelichon urbicum2021

🦌

Mammals5 species

spring

2024

Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Hedgehog · Rabbit · Brown Rat

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2022
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2022
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2021

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2023

Salamanders, Sirens and Newts

Salamanders, Sirens and NewtsCaudata

🐝

Insects7 species

springsummerautumn

2024

Ivy Bee · 22-spot Ladybird · Eupeodes luniger · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil · Migrant Hawker +2

Ivy BeeColletes hederae
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2023
Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus2023
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2022
FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus2022
Musk BeetleAromia moschata2021

🌿

Plants7 species

spring

2024

Redshank · Annual Toadflax · Bugloss · Sweet Violet · Lesser Celandine +2

RedshankPersicaria maculosa
Annual ToadflaxLinaria maroccana
BuglossLycopsis arvensis
Sweet VioletViola odorata
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Winter AconiteEranthis hyemalis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,396 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

spring

2025

Swift · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin +53

SwiftApus apus2021
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
MagpiePica pica
Coal TitPeriparus ater
RookCorvus frugilegus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
CuckooCuculus canorus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Little OwlAthene noctua
JayGarrulus glandarius
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2022
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2022
House MartinDelichon urbicum2021

🦌

Mammals5 species

spring

2024

Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Hedgehog · Rabbit · Brown Rat

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2022
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2022
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2021

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2023

Salamanders, Sirens and Newts

Salamanders, Sirens and NewtsCaudata

🐝

Insects7 species

springsummerautumn

2024

Ivy Bee · 22-spot Ladybird · Eupeodes luniger · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil · Migrant Hawker +2

Ivy BeeColletes hederae
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2023
Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus2023
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2022
FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus2022
Musk BeetleAromia moschata2021

🌿

Plants7 species

spring

2024

Redshank · Annual Toadflax · Bugloss · Sweet Violet · Lesser Celandine +2

RedshankPersicaria maculosa
Annual ToadflaxLinaria maroccana
BuglossLycopsis arvensis
Sweet VioletViola odorata
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Winter AconiteEranthis hyemalis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Adrian S Pye · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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