St Thomas and St Stephen's Roman Catholic Church
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.90425, -2.48028
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue Tit
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- ☕The Fields Kitchen — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue Tit
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- ☕The Fields Kitchen — 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 — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Wren +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Wren +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Nephus quadrimaculatus, 22-spot Ladybird, 14-spot Ladybird +29 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, White Clover, Cleavers +119 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Puccinia circaeae, Pucciniastrum circaeae, Ganoderma adspersum +5 more · last seen 2024
Varies
🛝Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Newcastle WayWalking route40 km▾
Market Drayton to Mow Cop
Named routeLength 40 kmRegional walking route
15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 552Cycling route▾
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St Thomas Aquinas & St Stephen Harding Church
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
20,168 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
20,168 records · National Biodiversity NetworkChiffchaff · Wren · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Nuthatch · Great Tit +22
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SwiftApus apus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- RavenCorvus corax
- TealAnas crecca
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Banded Demoiselle · Beautiful Demoiselle · 16-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius litura · 22-spot Ladybird +4
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
- Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Scymnus suturalis
Cleavers · Herb-Robert · Germander Speedwell · Elder · Petty Spurge +83
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
20,168 records · National Biodiversity NetworkChiffchaff · Wren · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Nuthatch · Great Tit +22
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SwiftApus apus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- RavenCorvus corax
- TealAnas crecca
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Banded Demoiselle · Beautiful Demoiselle · 16-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius litura · 22-spot Ladybird +4
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
- Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Scymnus suturalis
Cleavers · Herb-Robert · Germander Speedwell · Elder · Petty Spurge +83
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Scymnus suturalis
Scymnus suturalis
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filix-masdaffodilsNarcissusdaffodilsNarcissusGlabrous WhitlowgrassErophila glabrescensGlabrous WhitlowgrassErophila glabrescensAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaGreater CelandineChelidonium majusGreater CelandineChelidonium majusCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaGiant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianumGiant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianumRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseAdria BellflowerCampanula portenschlagianaAdria BellflowerCampanula portenschlagianaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumWellingtoniaSequoiadendron giganteumWellingtoniaSequoiadendron giganteumPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumCommon ValerianValeriana 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VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisHairy SedgeCarex hirtaHairy SedgeCarex hirtaLimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaeaLimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaeaSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensHimalayan CotoneasterCotoneaster simonsiiHimalayan CotoneasterCotoneaster simonsiiPellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaicaPellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaicaDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisScots PinePinus sylvestrisScots PinePinus sylvestrisBlack HorehoundBallota nigraBlack HorehoundBallota nigraHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumClustered DockRumex conglomeratusClustered DockRumex conglomeratusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensRed ValerianCentranthus ruberRed ValerianCentranthus ruberBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumCut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridumCut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridumFeverfewTanacetum partheniumFeverfewTanacetum partheniumMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumEvents & activities nearby
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