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Windy Nook Methodist Church

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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coot and Herring Gull
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 229m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coot and Herring Gull
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 229m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Coot, Herring Gull, Woodpigeon +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Coot, Herring Gull, Woodpigeon +54 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Rosebay Willowherb, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +21 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Rosebay Willowherb, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +21 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Heritage Trails: monumentWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Heritage Trails: WallWalking route

Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route

Heritage Trails: cityWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Heritage TrailsWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Heritage Trails: churchesWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

147 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 14Cycling route

Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network

Bowes Railway PathCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Cycle Route 3Cycling route

Named routeRef 3Local cycle route

Cycle Route 5Cycling route

Named routeRef 5Local cycle route

Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network

Angel CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

16,728 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

16,728 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Coot · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Canada Goose · Herring Gull +55

CootFulica atra
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Rock DoveColumba livia
NuthatchSitta europaea
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
House MartinDelichon urbicum
SwiftApus apus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
JackdawColoeus monedula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BuzzardButeo buteo
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
JayGarrulus glandarius
RedwingTurdus iliacus
TealAnas crecca
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Common GullLarus canus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Barn OwlTyto alba
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024

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Mammals2 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024

🐝

Insects28 species

spring

2025

Southern Hawker · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Orange-tailed Mining Bee +23

Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa
Chocolate Mining BeeAndrena scotica
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilis
Harmonia axyridis form conspicuaHarmonia axyridis form conspicua
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea
Greater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigas
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Eristalinus sepulchralisEristalinus sepulchralis
Water LadybirdAnisosticta novemdecimpunctata
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2024

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Plants24 species

summer

2026

Ribwort Plantain · Rosebay Willowherb · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Creeping Thistle · Common Ragwort +19

Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025
RowanSorbus aucuparia2025
AlderAlnus glutinosa2025
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major2025
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2024
YarrowAchillea millefolium2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

16,728 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Coot · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Canada Goose · Herring Gull +55

CootFulica atra
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Rock DoveColumba livia
NuthatchSitta europaea
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
House MartinDelichon urbicum
SwiftApus apus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
JackdawColoeus monedula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BuzzardButeo buteo
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
JayGarrulus glandarius
RedwingTurdus iliacus
TealAnas crecca
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Common GullLarus canus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Barn OwlTyto alba
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024

🐝

Insects28 species

spring

2025

Southern Hawker · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Orange-tailed Mining Bee +23

Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa
Chocolate Mining BeeAndrena scotica
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilis
Harmonia axyridis form conspicuaHarmonia axyridis form conspicua
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea
Greater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigas
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Eristalinus sepulchralisEristalinus sepulchralis
Water LadybirdAnisosticta novemdecimpunctata
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2024

🌿

Plants24 species

summer

2026

Ribwort Plantain · Rosebay Willowherb · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Creeping Thistle · Common Ragwort +19

Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025
RowanSorbus aucuparia2025
AlderAlnus glutinosa2025
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major2025
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2024
YarrowAchillea millefolium2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Andrew Curtis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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