The Church of St Michael and All Angels
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › North East › Northumberland Getting here
55.39283, -2.01581
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Rook +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Rook +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Green-veined White +30 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Green-veined White +30 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Sweet Chestnut · last seen 2020; Plants — Sweet Chestnut · last seen 2020
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 68 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 7.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 7.4 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 2.4 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 21 m ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 21 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 10.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 10.2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 2.6 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Salter's Road restricted byway · 670 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 670 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map Salter's Road bridleway · 568 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 568 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map Photos Interior of St Michael and All Angels Church, Alnham
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Wildlife to spot
2,730 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,730 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Swallow · Chaffinch · Tree Sparrow · Red-legged Partridge +44
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Swallow Hirundo rustica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rook Corvus frugilegus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus House Martin Delichon urbicum Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Rock Dove Columba livia Skylark Alauda arvensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Common Gull Larus canus Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone House Sparrow Passer domesticus Linnet Linaria cannabina Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Redwing Turdus iliacus Coal Tit Periparus ater Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goosander Mergus merganser Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swift Apus apus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Rabbit
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Ringlet · Meadow Brown · Green-veined White · Common Blue Damselfly · Red Admiral +7
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,730 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Swallow · Chaffinch · Tree Sparrow · Red-legged Partridge +44
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Swallow Hirundo rustica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rook Corvus frugilegus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus House Martin Delichon urbicum Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Rock Dove Columba livia Skylark Alauda arvensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Common Gull Larus canus Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone House Sparrow Passer domesticus Linnet Linaria cannabina Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Redwing Turdus iliacus Coal Tit Periparus ater Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goosander Mergus merganser Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swift Apus apus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Rabbit
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Ringlet · Meadow Brown · Green-veined White · Common Blue Damselfly · Red Admiral +7
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024 