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St Mary's Church

📷 Michael Garlick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.14738, -1.70402

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Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +72 more · last seen 2026

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +72 more · last seen 2026

Dog walks

Good match

Free

Dogs allowed with public access

Insect spotting

Good match

Free

Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Wasp Beetle, Large Red Damselfly +4 more · last seen 2025

Hiking

Good match

Free

Named hiking route nearby: Shakespeare's Way

Cycling

Moderate match

Varies

Named cycling route nearby: Stratford-Ilmington

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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7 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km▾
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Heart of England WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
Centenary WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
Shakespeare's Avon WayWalking route142 km▾

From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury

Named routeRef SAWLength 142 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

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50 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Stratford-WelfordCycling route▾
Named routeRef SWLocal cycle route
Stratford-IlmingtonCycling route▾
Named routeRef SILocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route9.2 km▾
Named routeRef 41Length 9.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route556 m▾
Named routeRef 41Length 556 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

About this religious grounds

St Mary's Church is a religious grounds.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

21 photos from nearby open sources

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Preston-on-Stour, St. Mary's Church: Chancel ceiling rebuilt in 1970 after part of the original collapsed 3

📷 Michael Garlick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Preston-on-Stour, St. Mary's Church: Chancel ceiling rebuilt in 1970 after part of the original collapsed 3

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Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
  • 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best

Facilities

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Café

Preston Village Shop · 135m

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Parking

1 nearby · 179m

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

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