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Waterston Methodist Church

📷 Arthur C Harris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Black-headed Gull
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 211m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Black-headed Gull
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 211m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

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£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Playground

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Mute Swan +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Mute Swan +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Dark Bush-cricket, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Great Green Bush-cricket +76 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dark Bush-cricket, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Great Green Bush-cricket +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Early-purple Orchid, Wood Anemone, Bee Orchid +18 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Early-purple Orchid, Wood Anemone, Bee Orchid +18 more · last seen 2024

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground

Free

Family friendly

Good match

playground

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Pembrokeshire Coast Path main routeWalking route

Named routeNational walking route

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Cycling

65 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Pembroke Dock Rail LinkCycling route

Named routeRef (4)Local cycle route

Pembroke Dock Ferry LinkCycling route

Named routeRef (4)Local cycle route

EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route

Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route36 m

Named routeRef 4Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route275 m

Named routeLength 275 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks

Wildlife to spot

14,003 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

14,003 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

spring

2025

Mute Swan · Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Oystercatcher +52

Mute SwanCygnus olor
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Red KiteMilvus milvus
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
RedshankTringa totanus2024
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
GreenshankTringa nebularia2024
TealAnas crecca2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
Common GullLarus canus
MagpiePica pica2024
SwiftApus apus2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
BuzzardButeo buteo2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Great TitParus major2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
GadwallMareca strepera2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2024
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2024
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2024
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024

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Mammals8 species

winterautumn

2025

Otter · Water Shrew · Grey Seal · Bat · Soprano Pipistrelle +3

OtterLutra lutra
Water ShrewNeomys fodiens
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
BatChiroptera2024
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2024
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
BadgerMeles meles2024
Greater Horseshoe BatRhinolophus ferrumequinum2024

🐝

Insects35 species

spring

2025

Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Lesser Stag Beetle · Green Shieldbug · Pararge aegeria aegeria · 24-spot Ladybird +30

Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
Pararge aegeria aegeriaPararge aegeria aegeria2024
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
Orange FootmanEilema sororcula2024
LychnisHadena bicruris2024
SeraphimLobophora halterata2024
Buff-tipPhalera bucephala2024
Peppered MothBiston betularia2024
Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2024
Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis2024
Bee MothAphomia sociella2024
Common MarbleCelypha lacunana2024
Brindled PugEupithecia abbreviata2024
Puss MothCerura vinula2024
Shuttle-shaped DartAgrotis puta2024
Pale TussockCalliteara pudibunda2024
Eyed Hawk-mothSmerinthus ocellata2024
Bright-line Brown-eyeLacanobia oleracea2024
Brown Silver-linePetrophora chlorosata2024
Diamond-back MothPlutella xylostella2024
Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata truncata2024
Poplar Hawk-mothLaothoe populi2024
Yellow-barred BrindleAcasis viretata2024
Least Black ArchesNola confusalis2024
Common PugEupithecia vulgata2024
Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2024
Garden CarpetXanthorhoe fluctuata2024
Treble LinesCharanyca trigrammica2024
Cliff Mining BeeAndrena thoracica2024
White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum2024
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
HeraldScoliopteryx libatrix2024

🍄

Fungi2 species

springsummer

2024

Chicken Of The Woods · Collared Earthstar

Chicken Of The WoodsLaetiporus sulphureus
Collared EarthstarGeastrum michelianum

🌿

Plants7 species

spring

2024

Bee Orchid · Southern Marsh-orchid · Barren Strawberry · Herb-Robert · Common Dog-violet +2

Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
RamsonsAllium ursinum
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

14,003 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

spring

2025

Mute Swan · Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Oystercatcher +52

Mute SwanCygnus olor
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Red KiteMilvus milvus
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
RedshankTringa totanus2024
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
GreenshankTringa nebularia2024
TealAnas crecca2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
Common GullLarus canus
MagpiePica pica2024
SwiftApus apus2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
BuzzardButeo buteo2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Great TitParus major2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
GadwallMareca strepera2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2024
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2024
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2024
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024

🦌

Mammals8 species

winterautumn

2025

Otter · Water Shrew · Grey Seal · Bat · Soprano Pipistrelle +3

OtterLutra lutra
Water ShrewNeomys fodiens
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
BatChiroptera2024
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2024
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
BadgerMeles meles2024
Greater Horseshoe BatRhinolophus ferrumequinum2024

🐝

Insects35 species

spring

2025

Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Lesser Stag Beetle · Green Shieldbug · Pararge aegeria aegeria · 24-spot Ladybird +30

Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
Pararge aegeria aegeriaPararge aegeria aegeria2024
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
Orange FootmanEilema sororcula2024
LychnisHadena bicruris2024
SeraphimLobophora halterata2024
Buff-tipPhalera bucephala2024
Peppered MothBiston betularia2024
Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2024
Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis2024
Bee MothAphomia sociella2024
Common MarbleCelypha lacunana2024
Brindled PugEupithecia abbreviata2024
Puss MothCerura vinula2024
Shuttle-shaped DartAgrotis puta2024
Pale TussockCalliteara pudibunda2024
Eyed Hawk-mothSmerinthus ocellata2024
Bright-line Brown-eyeLacanobia oleracea2024
Brown Silver-linePetrophora chlorosata2024
Diamond-back MothPlutella xylostella2024
Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata truncata2024
Poplar Hawk-mothLaothoe populi2024
Yellow-barred BrindleAcasis viretata2024
Least Black ArchesNola confusalis2024
Common PugEupithecia vulgata2024
Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2024
Garden CarpetXanthorhoe fluctuata2024
Treble LinesCharanyca trigrammica2024
Cliff Mining BeeAndrena thoracica2024
White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum2024
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
HeraldScoliopteryx libatrix2024

🍄

Fungi2 species

springsummer

2024

Chicken Of The Woods · Collared Earthstar

Chicken Of The WoodsLaetiporus sulphureus
Collared EarthstarGeastrum michelianum

🌿

Plants7 species

spring

2024

Bee Orchid · Southern Marsh-orchid · Barren Strawberry · Herb-Robert · Common Dog-violet +2

Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
RamsonsAllium ursinum
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Arthur C Harris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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