Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
50.68081, -4.43337
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Robin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Robin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕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 — Tawny Owl, Robin, Chaffinch +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: CHURCH OF ST PATERNUS; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Birds — Tawny Owl, Robin, Chaffinch +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +74 more · last seen 2021
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Meadow Foxtail, Dog-rose, Germander Speedwell +213 more · last seen 2019
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 327Cycling route▾
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Main RouteCycling route358 m▾
Named routeRef 327Length 358 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.2 km▾
Named routeRef 327Length 5.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km▾
Named routeRef 327Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km▾
Named routeRef 327Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route38 m▾
Named routeRef 327Length 38 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
3,599 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,599 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Treecreeper · Robin · Jackdaw · Wren +38
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- MagpiePica pica
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
- Great TitParus major2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
- DunnockPrunella modularis2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2022
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2020
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2020
🦌Mammals2 species
springwinter
2023▾
Vulpes · Hedgehog
- VulpesVulpes
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐝Insects29 species
springsummer
2021▾
Painted Lady · Small White · Holly Blue · Green-veined White · Meadow Brown +24
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens · Common Field-speedwell · Cut-leaved Crane's-bill · Wild-oat · Wall-rue +39
- Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens
- Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
- Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
- Wild-oatAvena fatua
- Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,599 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Treecreeper · Robin · Jackdaw · Wren +38
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- MagpiePica pica
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
- Great TitParus major2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
- DunnockPrunella modularis2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2022
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2020
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2020
🦌Mammals2 species
springwinter
2023▾
Vulpes · Hedgehog
- VulpesVulpes
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐝Insects29 species
springsummer
2021▾
Painted Lady · Small White · Holly Blue · Green-veined White · Meadow Brown +24
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens · Common Field-speedwell · Cut-leaved Crane's-bill · Wild-oat · Wall-rue +39
- Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens
- Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
- Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
- Wild-oatAvena fatua
- Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Small Tortoiseshell
Small Tortoiseshell
Aglais urticae2019
Aglais urticae2019
Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatumWool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatumBlue-winged OliveSerratella ignitaBlue-winged OliveSerratella ignitaCentroptilum luteolumCentroptilum luteolumCentroptilum luteolumCentroptilum luteolumIron Blue MayflyBaetis muticusIron Blue MayflyBaetis muticusEcdyonurusEcdyonurusEcdyonurusEcdyonurusGreen DrakeEphemera danicaGreen DrakeEphemera danicaBaetis rhodaniBaetis rhodaniBaetis rhodaniBaetis rhodaniParaleptophlebia submarginataParaleptophlebia submarginataParaleptophlebia submarginataParaleptophlebia submarginataHabrophlebia fuscaHabrophlebia fuscaHabrophlebia fuscaHabrophlebia fuscaSialis nigripesSialis nigripes2020Sialis nigripesSialis nigripes2020Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus2020Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus2020Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum2019Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum2019Lepidostoma basaleLepidostoma basale2019Lepidostoma basaleLepidostoma basale2019Hydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalai2019Hydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalai2019Silo pallipesSilo pallipes2019Silo pallipesSilo pallipes2019Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2019Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2019PeacockAglais io2019PeacockAglais io2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Shepherd's-purse
Shepherd's-purse
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Rye BromeBromus secalinusRye BromeBromus secalinusToad RushJuncus bufoniusToad RushJuncus bufoniusHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisField WoundwortStachys arvensisField WoundwortStachys arvensisMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumSpreading Meadow-grassPoa humilisSpreading Meadow-grassPoa humilisMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseKeeled-fruited CornsaladValerianella carinataKeeled-fruited CornsaladValerianella carinataScarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensisScarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensisHedge BedstrawGalium albumHedge BedstrawGalium albumPale PersicariaPersicaria lapathifoliaPale PersicariaPersicaria lapathifoliaGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisCorn SpurreySpergula arvensisCorn SpurreySpergula arvensisBoreau's Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis subsp. boraeiBoreau's Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis subsp. boraeiSmaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertoloniiSmaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertoloniiFestuca rubra subsp. rubraFestuca rubra subsp. rubraFestuca rubra subsp. rubraFestuca rubra subsp. rubraHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorumHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorumCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaGreat BindweedCalystegia sepium subsp. sepiumGreat BindweedCalystegia sepium subsp. sepiumPurple-loosestrifeLythrum salicariaPurple-loosestrifeLythrum salicariaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaBlack SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrumBlack SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrumHairy TareErvilia hirsutaHairy TareErvilia hirsutaFuchsiaFuchsiaFuchsiaFuchsiaCrimson CloverTrifolium incarnatum subsp. incarnatumCrimson CloverTrifolium incarnatum subsp. incarnatumRosa squarrosaRosa squarrosaRosa squarrosaRosa squarrosaSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisUnbranched Bur-reedSparganium emersumUnbranched Bur-reedSparganium emersumAtlantic IvyHedera hibernicaAtlantic IvyHedera hibernicaCommon CouchElymus repensCommon CouchElymus repensArrhenatherum elatius var. bulbosumArrhenatherum elatius var. bulbosumArrhenatherum elatius var. bulbosumArrhenatherum elatius var. bulbosumItalian Rye-grassLolium multiflorumItalian Rye-grassLolium multiflorumCommon OracheAtriplex patulaCommon OracheAtriplex patulaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2019Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2019Events & activities nearby
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