St Thomas of Canterbury Church
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
50.88353, -3.65959
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Chaffinch
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 197m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Chaffinch
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 197m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Robin +45 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Robin +45 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Amara plebeja, White Clover Seed Weevil, Bembidion lunulatum +224 more · last seen 2025
Free
Grade II* listed building: CHURCH OF ST THOMAS OF CANTERBURY; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
playground
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Moors WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Little Dart Ridge & Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef LDRVRegional walking route
Photos
Interior, Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, Puddington
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
9,008 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,008 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Chaffinch · Magpie · Robin · Wren +32
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
Rabbit · Wood Mouse · Red Deer · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- Red DeerCervus elaphus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2023
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
Bembidion lunulatum · Anthomyia liturata · Amara plebeja · White Clover Seed Weevil · European Tarnished Plant Bug +60
- Bembidion lunulatumBembidion lunulatum2022
- Anthomyia liturataAnthomyia liturata2022
- Amara plebejaAmara plebeja2022
- White Clover Seed WeevilProtapion fulvipes2022
- European Tarnished Plant BugLygus rugulipennis2022
- Sitona obsoletus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,008 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Chaffinch · Magpie · Robin · Wren +32
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
Rabbit · Wood Mouse · Red Deer · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- Red DeerCervus elaphus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2023
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
Bembidion lunulatum · Anthomyia liturata · Amara plebeja · White Clover Seed Weevil · European Tarnished Plant Bug +60
- Bembidion lunulatumBembidion lunulatum2022
- Anthomyia liturataAnthomyia liturata2022
- Amara plebejaAmara plebeja2022
- White Clover Seed WeevilProtapion fulvipes2022
- European Tarnished Plant BugLygus rugulipennis2022
- Sitona obsoletus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sitona obsoletus2022
Sitona obsoletus2022
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2022Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2022Trechus quadristriatusTrechus quadristriatus2022Trechus quadristriatusTrechus quadristriatus2022Geomyza balachowskyiGeomyza balachowskyi2022Geomyza balachowskyiGeomyza balachowskyi2022Omphalapion hookerorumOmphalapion hookerorum2022Omphalapion hookerorumOmphalapion hookerorum2022Clover-root WeevilSitona hispidulus2022Clover-root WeevilSitona hispidulus2022Leistus fulvibarbisLeistus fulvibarbis2022Leistus fulvibarbisLeistus fulvibarbis2022Awkward ClusterflyPollenia rudis2022Awkward ClusterflyPollenia rudis2022Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2022Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2022Nebria brevicollisNebria brevicollis2022Nebria brevicollisNebria brevicollis2022Brachypera zoilusBrachypera zoilus2022Brachypera zoilusBrachypera zoilus2022Notaris acridulusNotaris acridulus2022Notaris acridulusNotaris acridulus2022Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger2022Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger2022Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticusDrymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus2022Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticusDrymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus2022Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusChrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctumGarden ChaferPhyllopertha horticolaGarden ChaferPhyllopertha horticolaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024Leptura aurulentaLeptura aurulenta2023Leptura aurulentaLeptura aurulenta20237-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20237-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023Hylemya variataHylemya variata2022Hylemya variataHylemya variata2022Bembidion biguttatumBembidion biguttatum2022Bembidion biguttatumBembidion biguttatum2022Common DamselbugNabis (Nabis) rugosus2022Common DamselbugNabis (Nabis) rugosus2022Altica lythriAltica lythri2022Altica lythriAltica lythri2022Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa2022Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa2022Delia platuraDelia platura2022Delia platuraDelia platura2022Errastunus ocellarisErrastunus ocellaris2022Errastunus ocellarisErrastunus ocellaris2022Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2022Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2022Bembidion guttulaBembidion guttula2022Bembidion guttulaBembidion guttula2022Euscelis lineolatusEuscelis lineolatus2022Euscelis lineolatusEuscelis lineolatus2022Notiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatus2022Notiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatus2022Phaonia signataPhaonia signata2022Phaonia signataPhaonia signata2022Field Damsel BugNabis (Nabis) ferus2022Field Damsel BugNabis (Nabis) ferus2022Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2022Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2022Botanophila fugaxBotanophila fugax2022Botanophila fugaxBotanophila fugax2022Coenosia tigrinaCoenosia tigrina2022Coenosia tigrinaCoenosia tigrina2022Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarataStenodema (Brachystira) calcarata2022Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarataStenodema (Brachystira) calcarata2022Neomyia cornicinaNeomyia cornicina2022Neomyia cornicinaNeomyia cornicina2022Altica palustrisAltica palustris2022Altica palustrisAltica palustris2022Bicellaria vanaBicellaria vana2022Bicellaria vanaBicellaria vana2022Stable FlyStomoxys calcitrans2022Stable FlyStomoxys calcitrans2022Helina evectaHelina evecta2022Helina evectaHelina evecta2022Platycheirus clypeatusPlatycheirus clypeatus2022Platycheirus clypeatusPlatycheirus clypeatus2022Clover Seed WeevilProtapion apricans2022Clover Seed WeevilProtapion apricans2022Oxypselaphus obscurusOxypselaphus obscurus2022Oxypselaphus obscurusOxypselaphus obscurus2022Corticarina minutaCorticarina minuta2022Corticarina minutaCorticarina minuta2022Poecilus versicolorPoecilus versicolor2022Poecilus versicolorPoecilus versicolor2022Nebria salinaNebria salina2022Nebria salinaNebria salina2022Poecilus cupreusPoecilus cupreus2022Poecilus cupreusPoecilus cupreus2022Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2022Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2022Pterostichus vernalisPterostichus vernalis2022Pterostichus vernalisPterostichus vernalis2022Pterostichus melanariusPterostichus melanarius2022Pterostichus melanariusPterostichus melanarius202216-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata202216-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2022Amara communisAmara communis2022Amara communisAmara communis2022Neoascia podagricaNeoascia podagrica2022Neoascia podagricaNeoascia podagrica2022Face FlyMusca autumnalis2022Face FlyMusca autumnalis2022Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2022Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2022Bisetose Emerald-bottleBellardia pandia2022Bisetose Emerald-bottleBellardia pandia2022Opomyza petreiOpomyza petrei2022Opomyza petreiOpomyza petrei2022Events & activities nearby
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