St Thomas À Becket's Church
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
50.91914, -2.36751
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦39+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Nightingale and Robin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦39+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Nightingale and Robin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Nightingale, Robin, Chiffchaff +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Nightingale, Robin, Chiffchaff +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper +25 more · last seen 2025
Free
Grade II* listed building: PARISH CHURCH OF ST THOMAS A'BECKETT; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Stour Valley WayWalking route100 km▾
Named routeRef SVWLength 100 kmRegional walking route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network 250Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 250National Cycle Network
North Dorset Cycle WayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km▾
Named routeRef 250Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Photos
Lydlinch: parish church of St. Thomas à Becket
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Wildlife to spot
18,253 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
18,253 records · National Biodiversity NetworkNightingale · Robin · Chiffchaff · Wren · Blackcap +31
- NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
🦎Reptiles1 species
springautumn
2025▾
Adder
Speckled Wood · Small White · Green-veined White · Large White · Painted Lady +9
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
18,253 records · National Biodiversity NetworkNightingale · Robin · Chiffchaff · Wren · Blackcap +31
- NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
🦎Reptiles1 species
springautumn
2025▾
Adder
Speckled Wood · Small White · Green-veined White · Large White · Painted Lady +9
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024Emperor DragonflyAnax imperatorEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusPeacockAglais io2024PeacockAglais io2024Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024