Thornhillhead Methodist Church
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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
50.92633, -4.25850
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Blackbird
- 🍄Mushroom foraging 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
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Blackbird
- 🍄Mushroom foraging 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 — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Chaffinch +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Chaffinch +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Enterographa crassa, Lepraria incana s. lat., Parmotrema perlatum +43 more · last seen 2018
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marsh Fritillary, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood +95 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Marsh Thistle, Lesser Celandine, Cuckooflower +198 more · last seen 2022
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
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Wildlife to spot
2,084 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,084 records · National Biodiversity NetworkTawny Owl · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Swallow +40
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great TitParus major
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RavenCorvus corax
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- JackdawColoeus monedula2022
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2022
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐝Insects14 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Hawthorn Leaf Beetle · Marsh Fritillary · Eristalis pertinax · Eristalis +9
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Hawthorn Leaf BeetleLochmaea crataegi2023
- Marsh FritillaryEuphydryas aurinia2022
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2020
- EristalisEristalis2020
- Neomyia
Petty Whin · Short-fruited Willowherb · Meadowsweet · Hart's-Tongue · Wood-sorrel +43
- Petty WhinGenista anglica
- Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2018
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2018
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2018
- Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2018
- Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,084 records · National Biodiversity NetworkTawny Owl · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Swallow +40
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great TitParus major
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RavenCorvus corax
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- JackdawColoeus monedula2022
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2022
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐝Insects14 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Hawthorn Leaf Beetle · Marsh Fritillary · Eristalis pertinax · Eristalis +9
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Hawthorn Leaf BeetleLochmaea crataegi2023
- Marsh FritillaryEuphydryas aurinia2022
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2020
- EristalisEristalis2020
- Neomyia
Petty Whin · Short-fruited Willowherb · Meadowsweet · Hart's-Tongue · Wood-sorrel +43
- Petty WhinGenista anglica
- Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2018
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2018
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2018
- Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2018
- Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Neomyia2020
Neomyia2020
Neomyia cornicinaNeomyia cornicina2020Neomyia cornicinaNeomyia cornicina2020Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2020Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2020Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2020Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2020Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2020Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2020Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina20192018
2018
RowanSorbus aucuparia2018RowanSorbus aucuparia2018Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2018Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2018Wood DockRumex sanguineus2018Wood DockRumex sanguineus2018SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2018SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2018Tufted VetchVicia cracca2018Tufted VetchVicia cracca2018Greater PlantainPlantago major2018Greater PlantainPlantago major2018Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2018Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2018Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2018Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2018Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum2018Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum2018Common OracheAtriplex patula2018Common OracheAtriplex patula2018Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2018Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2018SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2018SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2018Callitriche stagnalisCallitriche stagnalis2018Callitriche stagnalisCallitriche stagnalis2018Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2018Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2018Sessile OakQuercus petraea2018Sessile OakQuercus petraea2018SilverweedPotentilla anserina2018SilverweedPotentilla anserina2018Dog-roseRosa canina2018Dog-roseRosa canina2018Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2018Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2018HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2018HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2018Giant FescueSchedonorus giganteus2018Giant FescueSchedonorus giganteus2018Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2018Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2018HawthornCrataegus monogyna2018HawthornCrataegus monogyna2018Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2018Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2018NipplewortLapsana communis2018NipplewortLapsana communis2018Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2018Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2018MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2018MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2018Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2018Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2018Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2018Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2018BrackenPteridium aquilinum2018BrackenPteridium aquilinum2018Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2018Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2018Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2018Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2018Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2018Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2018TormentilPotentilla erecta2018TormentilPotentilla erecta2018Wood Meadow-grassPoa nemoralis2018Wood Meadow-grassPoa nemoralis2018RedshankPersicaria maculosa2018RedshankPersicaria maculosa2018Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2018Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2018Pill SedgeCarex pilulifera2018Pill SedgeCarex pilulifera2018Common Hemp-Nettle agg.Galeopsis tetrahit2018Common Hemp-Nettle agg.Galeopsis tetrahit2018AshFraxinus excelsior2018AshFraxinus excelsior2018Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2018Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2018Saw-wortSerratula tinctoria2018Saw-wortSerratula tinctoria2018GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea2018GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea2018