St Nicholas Church Monington
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.06122, -4.72141
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦101+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chough and Peregrine
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦101+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chough and Peregrine
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chough, Peregrine, Herring Gull +98 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Chough, Peregrine, Herring Gull +98 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Butter Waxcap, Meadow Waxcap, Snowy Waxcap +30 more · last seen 2024
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Holly Leaf Gall Fly, Chromatomyia scolopendri, Golden Dot +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cleavers, Groundsel, Common Nettle +140 more · last seen 2025
Free
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ceredigion Coast PathWalking route112 km▾
Named routeLength 112 kmRegional walking route
Wales Coast Path (Pembrokeshire) linkWalking route▾
Named routeRef WCPRegional walking route
Pembrokeshire Coast Path main routeWalking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
23 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network National Route 82Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 82National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route507 m▾
Named routeRef 82Length 507 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route322 m▾
Named routeRef 82Length 322 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface rocky
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Named routeRef 82Length 314 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route27 m▾
Named routeRef 82Length 27 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route760 m▾
Named routeRef 82Length 760 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
11,656 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
11,656 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Chough · Peregrine · Mediterranean Gull · Robin · Herring Gull +44
- ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RavenCorvus corax
- FulmarFulmarus glacialis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GannetMorus bassanus
- ShagGulosus aristotelis
- KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Noctule · Grey Squirrel · Brown Long-eared Bat +7
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- WeaselMustela nivalis
- OtterLutra lutra
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Bloody-nosed Beetle · Chrysolina banksii · Swollen-thighed Beetle
- Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa
- Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii2024
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
🌿Plants2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Enchanter's-nightshade · Moschatel
- Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
- MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,656 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Chough · Peregrine · Mediterranean Gull · Robin · Herring Gull +44
- ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RavenCorvus corax
- FulmarFulmarus glacialis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GannetMorus bassanus
- ShagGulosus aristotelis
- KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Noctule · Grey Squirrel · Brown Long-eared Bat +7
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- WeaselMustela nivalis
- OtterLutra lutra
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Bloody-nosed Beetle · Chrysolina banksii · Swollen-thighed Beetle
- Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa
- Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii2024
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
🌿Plants2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Enchanter's-nightshade · Moschatel
- Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
- MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Feral CatFelis catusFeral CatFelis catusMyotis Bat speciesMyotisMyotis Bat speciesMyotisBadgerMeles meles2024BadgerMeles meles2024HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024PolecatMustela putorius2024PolecatMustela putorius2024