St Thomas À Becket's Church
Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.20026, 0.74688
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦45+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Woodpigeon
- ✦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
- 🐦45+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Woodpigeon
- ✦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 — Swift, Woodpigeon, Rook +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: CHURCH OF ST THOMAS A BECKET; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Birds — Swift, Woodpigeon, Rook +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Green-veined White +26 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Bury to Clare WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Westgate Run Walk RouteWalking route5 km▾
Named routeLength 5 km
Bradfield Woods Orange RouteWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Circular WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Blue RouteWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 2.7 kmLocal walking route
60 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Circular Cycle PathCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Wolf WayCycling route400 km▾
Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Route 13Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route88 m▾
Named routeRef 13Length 88 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route170 m▾
Named routeRef 51Length 170 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface blocks
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St. Thomas A Becket: the parish church of Gt. Welnetham
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
9,924 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,924 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwift · Jackdaw · Rook · Skylark · Woodpigeon +29
- SwiftApus apus2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2021
- RookCorvus frugilegus2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2021
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2021
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2021
- DunnockPrunella modularis2021
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2020
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2020
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2020
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2020
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2021
- Rock DoveColumba livia2021
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
- RobinErithacus rubecula2021
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2020
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2020
- SwallowHirundo rustica2020
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2020
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2020
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2020
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2020
- Great TitParus major2020
Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel +3
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2020
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2021
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2020
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2020
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2020
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2020▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects19 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Small White · Green-veined White · Red Admiral · Comma · Speckled Wood +14
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- CommaPolygonia c-album2019
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
- Large White
Field Scabious · Zigzag Clover · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Dwarf Thistle · Tufted Vetch +3
- Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis
- Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- Dwarf ThistleCirsium acaule
- Tufted VetchVicia cracca
- Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis
- Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,924 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwift · Jackdaw · Rook · Skylark · Woodpigeon +29
- SwiftApus apus2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2021
- RookCorvus frugilegus2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2021
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2021
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2021
- DunnockPrunella modularis2021
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2020
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2020
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2020
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2020
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2021
- Rock DoveColumba livia2021
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
- RobinErithacus rubecula2021
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2020
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2020
- SwallowHirundo rustica2020
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2020
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2020
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2020
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2020
- Great TitParus major2020
Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel +3
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2020
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2021
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2020
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2020
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2020
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2020▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects19 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Small White · Green-veined White · Red Admiral · Comma · Speckled Wood +14
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- CommaPolygonia c-album2019
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
- Large White
Field Scabious · Zigzag Clover · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Dwarf Thistle · Tufted Vetch +3
- Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis
- Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- Dwarf ThistleCirsium acaule
- Tufted VetchVicia cracca
- Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis
- Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pieris brassicae2019
Pieris brassicae2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2020Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2020PeacockAglais io2019PeacockAglais io2019Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillusKite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillusAgapetus fuscipesAgapetus fuscipes2019Agapetus fuscipesAgapetus fuscipes2019Hydropsyche pellucidulaHydropsyche pellucidula2019Hydropsyche pellucidulaHydropsyche pellucidula2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019Brown ArgusAricia agestis2019Brown ArgusAricia agestis2019Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2019Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2019Prostrate Perennial KnawelScleranthus perennis subsp. prostratus2021Prostrate Perennial KnawelScleranthus perennis subsp. prostratus2021