St Thomas À Becket's Church
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
54.93140, -2.67533
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Wren
- ⛪Churchyard walks is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Wren
- ⛪Churchyard walks is at its best in summer here
- 🐕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 — Blackbird, Wren, Robin +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Robin +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Southern Hawker, Common Darter, Azure Damselfly +126 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Broad-leaved Helleborine, Bugle, Bird's-nest Orchid +83 more · last seen 2024
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
Signed route nearby
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km▾
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Cumbria CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route630 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 630 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route428 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 428 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.8 km▾
Named routeRef 72Length 5.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route480 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 480 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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The Parish Church of St Thomas a Becket
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Wildlife to spot
6,636 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,636 records · National Biodiversity NetworkChaffinch · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Willow Warbler · Chiffchaff +31
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Delichon urbicum urbicumDelichon urbicum urbicum
- Hirundo rustica rusticaHirundo rustica rustica
- Passer domesticus domesticusPasser domesticus domesticus
- Phylloscopus collybita collybitaPhylloscopus collybita collybita
- Phasianus colchicus torquatusPhasianus colchicus torquatus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- SwiftApus apus
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Southern Hawker · Emerald Damselfly · Common Darter · Sericomyia silentis · Batman Hoverfly +41
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2025
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2025
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
- Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,636 records · National Biodiversity NetworkChaffinch · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Willow Warbler · Chiffchaff +31
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Delichon urbicum urbicumDelichon urbicum urbicum
- Hirundo rustica rusticaHirundo rustica rustica
- Passer domesticus domesticusPasser domesticus domesticus
- Phylloscopus collybita collybitaPhylloscopus collybita collybita
- Phasianus colchicus torquatusPhasianus colchicus torquatus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- SwiftApus apus
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Southern Hawker · Emerald Damselfly · Common Darter · Sericomyia silentis · Batman Hoverfly +41
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2025
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2025
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
- Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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