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Old Church of St Helen, Rudgeway

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📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.57632, -2.53238

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ✦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

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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Robin +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Robin +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large White, Field Grasshopper, Glow-worm +57 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large White, Field Grasshopper, Glow-worm +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Wild Leek, Stinking Iris, Musk Thistle +17 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Wild Leek, Stinking Iris, Musk Thistle +17 more · last seen 2022

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Pale Grisette, Amanita submembranacea · last seen 2020; Fungi — Pale Grisette, Amanita submembranacea · last seen 2020

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km
Named routeRef SW (3)Length 153 kmRegional walking route
Community Forest PathWalking route72 km
Named routeRef CFPLength 72 kmLocal walking route
Frome Valley WalkwayWalking route29 km
Named routeRef FVWLength 29 kmLocal walking route
Jubilee Way (South Gloucestershire)Walking route27 km
Named routeRef JWSGLength 27 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Avon CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Filton LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Concorde WayCycling route
Named routeRef CWLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route59 m
Named routeRef 41Length 59 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.9 km
Named routeRef 41Length 4.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Old Church Farm, Rudgeway

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Old Church Farm, Rudgeway

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