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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
55.52722, -1.90287
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Wren
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕The Tearoom — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Wren
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕The Tearoom — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Wren, Carrion Crow +84 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: CHURCH OF ST PETER; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Birds — Chaffinch, Wren, Carrion Crow +84 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Sweet Vernal-grass, Sycamore, Downy Birch +116 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Saint Cuthbert's Way (Kirk Yetholm to Lindisfarne)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route8 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 8 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.7 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route66 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 66 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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St Peter’s Church, Chillingham
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Wildlife to spot
5,548 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,548 records · National Biodiversity NetworkChaffinch · Long-tailed Tit · Pheasant · Robin · Siskin +35
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Common GullLarus canus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- TealAnas crecca
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MagpiePica pica
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Syrphus · Common Darter
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Downy Birch · Crested Dog's-tail · Sweet Vernal-grass · Wavy Bitter-cress · Bluebell +67
- Downy BirchBetula pubescens
- Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
- Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
- Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- Field Horsetail
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,548 records · National Biodiversity NetworkChaffinch · Long-tailed Tit · Pheasant · Robin · Siskin +35
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Common GullLarus canus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- TealAnas crecca
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MagpiePica pica
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Syrphus · Common Darter
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Downy Birch · Crested Dog's-tail · Sweet Vernal-grass · Wavy Bitter-cress · Bluebell +67
- Downy BirchBetula pubescens
- Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
- Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
- Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- Field Horsetail
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Equisetum arvense
Equisetum arvense
Pedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaLesser BurdockArctium minusLesser BurdockArctium minusBugleAjuga reptansBugleAjuga reptansBilberryVaccinium myrtillusBilberryVaccinium myrtillusMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumHeath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifoliaHeath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifoliaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraRhododendronRhododendron ponticumRhododendronRhododendron ponticumLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumBitter-vetchLathyrus linifoliusBitter-vetchLathyrus linifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaAdder's-tongueOphioglossum vulgatumAdder's-tongueOphioglossum vulgatumTutsanHypericum androsaemumTutsanHypericum androsaemumWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masVeronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifoliaVeronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifoliaVeronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifoliaVeronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifoliaWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisTormentilPotentilla erectaTormentilPotentilla erectaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaTaraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.CuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisBroomCytisus scopariusBroomCytisus scopariusMarsh VioletViola palustrisMarsh VioletViola palustrisNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisHard RushJuncus inflexusHard RushJuncus inflexusElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumRed FescueFestuca rubraRed FescueFestuca rubra