St Peter and St Paul's Collegiate Church
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51.18215, -2.10870
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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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wren, Robin, Kestrel +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wren, Robin, Kestrel +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Bumblebee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +94 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Bumblebee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +94 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Silky Wall Feather-moss, Lateral Cryphaea, Dilated Scalewort +61 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Silky Wall Feather-moss, Lateral Cryphaea, Dilated Scalewort +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Wessex Ridgeway
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Imber Range Perimeter Path Walking route ▾
Named route Ref IRPP Local walking route
Show on map Wessex Ridgeway Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WR Regional walking route
Show on map 13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 24 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 24 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN 24 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 577 m ▾
Named route Ref 24 Length 577 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 10 m ▾
Named route Length 10 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 917 m ▾
Named route Ref 24 Length 917 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 24 Length 1.2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Listed length 207km
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Wildlife to spot
20,195 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,195 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Kestrel · Woodpigeon · Wren · Goldfinch · Robin +40
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Raven Corvus corax2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Redwing Turdus iliacus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 🦌 Mammals 7 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Rabbit · Red Fox +2
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Platystomos albinus · Polydrusus formosus · Juniper Shieldbug · Woundwort Shieldbug · Mordellochroa abdominalis +10
Platystomos albinus Platystomos albinus Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus Mordellochroa abdominalis Mordellochroa abdominalis Rosy Apple Aphid Dysaphis (Pomaphis) plantaginea Common Gromwell · Blackthorn · Lords-and-Ladies · Whiskered Veilwort · Sand Feather-moss +1
Common Gromwell Lithospermum officinale Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2024 Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2024 Whiskered Veilwort Metzgeria consanguinea2024 Sand Feather-moss Brachythecium mildeanum2024 Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,195 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Kestrel · Woodpigeon · Wren · Goldfinch · Robin +40
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Raven Corvus corax2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Redwing Turdus iliacus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 🦌 Mammals 7 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Rabbit · Red Fox +2
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Platystomos albinus · Polydrusus formosus · Juniper Shieldbug · Woundwort Shieldbug · Mordellochroa abdominalis +10
Platystomos albinus Platystomos albinus Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus Mordellochroa abdominalis Mordellochroa abdominalis Rosy Apple Aphid Dysaphis (Pomaphis) plantaginea Common Gromwell · Blackthorn · Lords-and-Ladies · Whiskered Veilwort · Sand Feather-moss +1
Common Gromwell Lithospermum officinale Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2024 Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2024 Whiskered Veilwort Metzgeria consanguinea2024 Sand Feather-moss Brachythecium mildeanum2024 Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Badger Meles meles2024
Badger Meles meles2024 Orchid Beetle
Orchid Beetle
Dascillus cervinus
Dascillus cervinus
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus
Legnotus limbosus Legnotus limbosus
Legnotus limbosus Legnotus limbosus
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus
Small Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius roboretanus
Small Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius roboretanus
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024 2024
2024
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