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St Peter's Church

📷 Alan Hughes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

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 285m away — 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 285m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· PaidPlayground

Best for

9 activities

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 — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +52 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Field Grasshopper, Red-legged Shieldbug +75 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Field Grasshopper, Red-legged Shieldbug +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

48 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCR 437 (Proposed)Cycling route

Named routeRef 437National Cycle Network

Route 43Cycling route

Named routeRef 43National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route151 m

Named routeLength 151 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route324 m

Named routeRef 43Length 324 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route859 m

Named routeRef 43Length 859 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route40 m

Named routeRef 43Length 40 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other

Wildlife to spot

6,526 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,526 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

springwinter

2026

Robin · Mallard · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Wren +37

RobinErithacus rubecula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Great TitParus major2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
British DipperCinclus cinclus gularis2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
RavenCorvus corax2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown RatRattus norvegicus

🦎

Reptiles2 species

springsummer

2026

Grass Snake · Slow-worm

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2025

🐸

Amphibians2 species

winterautumn

2026

Palmate Newt · Common Frog

Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2025
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects32 species

summer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · Syritta pipiens +27

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
Brevicoryne brassicaeBrevicoryne brassicae
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus
Brown Soft-scaleCoccus hesperidum
Black ClockPterostichus madidus
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Xylota segnisXylota segnis
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2025

Common Tamarisk-moss

Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,526 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

springwinter

2026

Robin · Mallard · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Wren +37

RobinErithacus rubecula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Great TitParus major2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
British DipperCinclus cinclus gularis2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
RavenCorvus corax2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown RatRattus norvegicus

🦎

Reptiles2 species

springsummer

2026

Grass Snake · Slow-worm

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2025

🐸

Amphibians2 species

winterautumn

2026

Palmate Newt · Common Frog

Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2025
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects32 species

summer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · Syritta pipiens +27

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
Brevicoryne brassicaeBrevicoryne brassicae
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus
Brown Soft-scaleCoccus hesperidum
Black ClockPterostichus madidus
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Xylota segnisXylota segnis
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2025

Common Tamarisk-moss

Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Alan Hughes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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