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St Philip and St James's Church

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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51.18561, -2.86670

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Carrion Crow
🐕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

🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Carrion Crow
🐕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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mute Swan, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +54 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Darter · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 public paths nearby

Public paths

Green Drovepublic footpath · 654 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 654 mPath type: service

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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Bittern TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Link from Route 3 to the Bittern TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 3Cycling route527.7 km

Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network

Route 33Cycling route

Named routeRef 33National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route1.3 km

Named routeRef 3Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

16,914 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

16,914 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

autumnwinter

2026

Mute Swan · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Wren · Cormorant +52

Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
CootFulica atra2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Great TitParus major2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025

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Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Roe Deer

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects1 species

autumn

2025

Common Darter

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

16,914 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

autumnwinter

2026

Mute Swan · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Wren · Cormorant +52

Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
CootFulica atra2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Great TitParus major2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Roe Deer

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects1 species

autumn

2025

Common Darter

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The church of St Philip and St James, Burtle, interior looking west

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