St Peter and St Thomas's Church
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › Eastern › Braintree Getting here
52.02142, 0.50685
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ 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 — Kestrel, Blackbird, Blue Tit +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Kestrel, Blackbird, Blue Tit +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood +48 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Snowdrop, Hazel, Field Maple +82 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Snowdrop, Hazel, Field Maple +82 more · last seen 2017
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
playground
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Colne Valley Path Walking route 37 km ▾
Named route Length 37 km Local walking route
Show on map London to Walsingham - stage 04 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LW04 Local walking route
Show on map Stour Valley Path part 2 Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Grange Lane public footpath · 151 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 151 m Path type: track
Show on map Photos St Peter and St Thomas Becket church, Stambourne
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Wildlife to spot
2,881 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,881 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 27 species
winter spring
2024 ▾
Moorhen · Blue Tit · Kestrel · Grey Heron · Blackbird +22
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2017 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2017 Blackbird Turdus merula2022 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2018 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2017 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2018 Greylag Goose Anser anser2017 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2017 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2017 Great Tit Parus major Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2018 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2018 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater2022 Swift Apus apus2018 Dunnock Prunella modularis2018 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2017 Barn Owl Tyto alba2017 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2017 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2017 Swallow Hirundo rustica2016 Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus2016 🦌 Mammals 10 species
winter spring summer autumn
2022 ▾
Fallow Deer · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Hedgehog · Brown Hare +5
Fallow Deer Dama dama2018 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2018 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2017 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring autumn
2022 ▾
Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2017 Limnephilus lunatus · Grey-patched Mining Bee · Ringlet · Orange-tip · Marbled White +14
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2018 Grey-patched Mining Bee Andrena nitida2018 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2017 Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2016 Marbled White Melanargia galathea Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus 🌿 Plants 29 species
winter summer
2017 ▾
Field Maple · Hazel · Pedunculate Oak · Ash · Pendulous Sedge +24
Field Maple Acer campestre Hazel Corylus Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur Ash Fraxinus excelsior Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Hawthorn Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,881 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 27 species
winter spring
2024 ▾
Moorhen · Blue Tit · Kestrel · Grey Heron · Blackbird +22
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2017 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2017 Blackbird Turdus merula2022 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2018 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2017 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2018 Greylag Goose Anser anser2017 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2017 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2017 Great Tit Parus major Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2018 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2018 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater2022 Swift Apus apus2018 Dunnock Prunella modularis2018 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2017 Barn Owl Tyto alba2017 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2017 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2017 Swallow Hirundo rustica2016 Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus2016 🦌 Mammals 10 species
winter spring summer autumn
2022 ▾
Fallow Deer · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Hedgehog · Brown Hare +5
Fallow Deer Dama dama2018 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2018 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2017 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring autumn
2022 ▾
Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2017 Limnephilus lunatus · Grey-patched Mining Bee · Ringlet · Orange-tip · Marbled White +14
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2018 Grey-patched Mining Bee Andrena nitida2018 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2017 Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2016 Marbled White Melanargia galathea Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus 🌿 Plants 29 species
winter summer
2017 ▾
Field Maple · Hazel · Pedunculate Oak · Ash · Pendulous Sedge +24
Field Maple Acer campestre Hazel Corylus Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur Ash Fraxinus excelsior Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Hawthorn Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2018
2018
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2018
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2018
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2017
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2017
Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2016
Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2016
Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2016
Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2016
Long-eared Bat species Plecotus2016
Long-eared Bat species Plecotus2016 2020
2020
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2020
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2020
Purple Emperor Apatura iris2019
Purple Emperor Apatura iris2019
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2019
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2019
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2017
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2017
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2017
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2017
Large White Pieris brassicae2017
Large White Pieris brassicae2017
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2017
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2017
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2017
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2017
Limnoxenus niger Limnoxenus niger2016
Limnoxenus niger Limnoxenus niger2016
Agapetus fuscipes Agapetus fuscipes2016
Agapetus fuscipes Agapetus fuscipes2016
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2016
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2016
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2016
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2016
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2016
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2016 Crataegus monogyna
Crataegus monogyna
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Wild Carrot Daucus carota
Wild Carrot Daucus carota
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Cowslip Primula veris
Cowslip Primula veris
Bugle Ajuga reptans
Bugle Ajuga reptans
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Bramble Rubus
Bramble Rubus
Wayfaring-tree Viburnum lantana
Wayfaring-tree Viburnum lantana
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Dog-rose Rosa canina
Dog-rose Rosa canina
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
White Campion Silene latifolia2016
White Campion Silene latifolia2016
Red Campion Silene dioica2016
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