St Philip and St James's Church
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🎠Play🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
54.74525, -1.81017
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕The Pantry — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕The Pantry — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Barn Owl, Blackbird, Chiffchaff +47 more · last seen 2025
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café
Free
Birds — Barn Owl, Blackbird, Chiffchaff +47 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Heath, Green-veined White, Ringlet +42 more · last seen 2023
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Weardale WayWalking route124 km▾
Named routeLength 124 kmRegional walking route
Wolsingham Family WalkWalking route2.4 km▾
Named routeLength 2.4 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Tow LawWalking route▾
Named routeRef 20Round tripLocal walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Satley LoopCycling route30 km▾
Named routeRef CDN1Length 30 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Hamsterley Common CircuitMountain bike route38 km▾
Named routeRef CDW13Length 38 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
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St Philip and St James's Church, Tow Law
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Wildlife to spot
5,330 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,330 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Barn Owl · Chiffchaff · Curlew · Willow Warbler +10
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
🦌Mammals3 species
springautumn
2025▾
Red Fox · Brown Hare · Mole
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea2024
Common Bent · Tormentil · Wavy Hair-Grass · Common Nettle · Lesser Trefoil +97
- Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024
- TormentilPotentilla erecta2024
- Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2024
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
- Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024
- Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,330 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Barn Owl · Chiffchaff · Curlew · Willow Warbler +10
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
🦌Mammals3 species
springautumn
2025▾
Red Fox · Brown Hare · Mole
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea2024
Common Bent · Tormentil · Wavy Hair-Grass · Common Nettle · Lesser Trefoil +97
- Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024
- TormentilPotentilla erecta2024
- Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2024
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
- Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024
- Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Oval SedgeCarex leporina2024Oval SedgeCarex leporina2024Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2024Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2024Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2024Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2024Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2024Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2024Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2024Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2024Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2024Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2024Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2024Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2024Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2024Silver BirchBetula pendula2024Silver BirchBetula pendula2024Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024Mat-grassNardus stricta2024Mat-grassNardus stricta2024Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2024Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2024Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2024Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2024Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2024RowanSorbus aucuparia2024RowanSorbus aucuparia2024Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2024Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2024Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2024Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2024Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2024Red FescueFestuca rubra2024Red FescueFestuca rubra2024BrambleRubus2024BrambleRubus2024HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2024Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2024KniphofiaKniphofiaKniphofiaKniphofiaDotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctataDotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctataWall BarleyHordeum murinum2024Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2024AlderAlnus glutinosa2024AlderAlnus glutinosa2024Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2024Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2024Lesser SkullcapScutellaria minor2024Lesser SkullcapScutellaria minor2024Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius2024Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius2024CleaversGalium aparine2024CleaversGalium aparine2024Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2024Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Brown BentAgrostis vinealis2024Brown BentAgrostis vinealis2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2024Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2024Marsh SpeedwellVeronica scutellata2024Marsh SpeedwellVeronica scutellata2024Goat WillowSalix caprea2024Goat WillowSalix caprea2024American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2024American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2024Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2024Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2024Common Spike-rushEleocharis palustris2024Common Spike-rushEleocharis palustris2024BulrushTypha latifolia2024BulrushTypha latifolia2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024DactylisDactylis2024DactylisDactylis2024Meadow FescueSchedonorus pratensis2024Meadow FescueSchedonorus pratensis2024Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2024Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2024Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2024Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2024Common SedgeCarex nigra2024Common SedgeCarex nigra2024Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2024Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2024Sheep's-fescueFestuca ovina2024Sheep's-fescueFestuca ovina2024Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2024Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2024Hard RushJuncus inflexus2024Hard RushJuncus inflexus2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024Swedish WhitebeamSorbus intermedia2024Swedish WhitebeamSorbus intermedia2024EyebrightEuphrasia2024EyebrightEuphrasia2024Downy BirchBetula pubescens2024Downy BirchBetula pubescens2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Bell HeatherErica cinerea2024Bell HeatherErica cinerea2024Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024DaisyBellis perennis2024DaisyBellis perennis2024Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2024Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2024GorseUlex europaeus2024GorseUlex europaeus2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2024Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2024Marsh VioletViola palustris2024Marsh VioletViola palustris2024Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2024Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2024Scots PinePinus sylvestris2024Scots PinePinus sylvestris2024an EyebrightEuphrasia arctica2024an EyebrightEuphrasia arctica2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2024Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2024Velvet BentAgrostis canina2024Velvet BentAgrostis canina2024Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2024Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2024Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata2024Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata2024Black BentAgrostis gigantea2024Black BentAgrostis gigantea2024BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2024BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2024DandelionTaraxacum2024DandelionTaraxacum2024Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024Glyceria fluitansGlyceria fluitans2024Glyceria fluitansGlyceria fluitans2024