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Tongland Church (ruins)

📷 Chris Newman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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54.86307, -4.03051

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Curlew and Shelduck
✦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

🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Curlew and Shelduck
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Curlew, Shelduck, Lapwing +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Curlew, Shelduck, Lapwing +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Green Shieldbug, Haplothrips aculeatus, Vine Weevil +7 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Haplothrips aculeatus, Vine Weevil +7 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Wall Screw-moss · last seen 2025; Plants — Wall Screw-moss · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 7Cycling route

Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route566 m

Named routeRef 7Length 566 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route8.8 km

Named routeRef 7Length 8.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route582 m

Named routeRef 7Length 582 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route296 m

Named routeRef 7Length 296 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route8.1 km

Named routeRef 7Length 8.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

6,784 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,784 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Lapwing · Teal · Shelduck · Curlew · Swallow +45

LapwingVanellus vanellus
TealAnas crecca
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
CurlewNumenius arquata
SwallowHirundo rustica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoosanderMergus merganser
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JackdawColoeus monedula
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
RedshankTringa totanus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Great TitParus major
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
SwiftApus apus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
NuthatchSitta europaea
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
GreenshankTringa nebularia

🦌

Mammals5 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Rabbit · Roe Deer · American Mink

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
American MinkNeovison vison

🐝

Insects4 species

summer

2025

Vine Weevil · Campyloneura virgula · Meliscaeva auricollis · 24-spot Ladybird

Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
Campyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgula
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2025

Wall Screw-moss

Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,784 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Lapwing · Teal · Shelduck · Curlew · Swallow +45

LapwingVanellus vanellus
TealAnas crecca
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
CurlewNumenius arquata
SwallowHirundo rustica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoosanderMergus merganser
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JackdawColoeus monedula
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
RedshankTringa totanus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Great TitParus major
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
SwiftApus apus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
NuthatchSitta europaea
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
GreenshankTringa nebularia

🦌

Mammals5 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Rabbit · Roe Deer · American Mink

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
American MinkNeovison vison

🐝

Insects4 species

summer

2025

Vine Weevil · Campyloneura virgula · Meliscaeva auricollis · 24-spot Ladybird

Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
Campyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgula
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2025

Wall Screw-moss

Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Chris Newman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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