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St Andrew's Church

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Blackbird +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Blackbird +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Verrucaria, Great Fen Sedge Rust, Polycauliona candelaria s. str. +99 more · last seen 2017; Fungi — Verrucaria, Great Fen Sedge Rust, Polycauliona candelaria s. str. +99 more · last seen 2017

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Large White, Common Darter, Small White +93 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Common Darter, Small White +93 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort, Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis, Forked Veilwort +45 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort, Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis, Forked Veilwort +45 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Rothschild WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Pathfinder WayWalking route74 km

Circular walk taking in some of the WWII Bomber bases

Named routeLength 74 kmLocal walking route
Huntingdon and Godmanchester Walk, Houghton MillWalking route12.8 km

Head off through a watery landscape in search of lost mills on this 8-mile circular walk through the delightful landscape of the Ouse valley. Mostly level ground, with several stiles, gates and steps.

Named routeLength 12.8 kmDuration 03:00Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (through Ely)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route275 m
Named routeRef 12Length 275 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route890 m
Named routeRef 12Length 890 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route205 m
Named routeRef 12Length 205 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route378 m
Named routeRef 12Length 378 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

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St Andrew's Church, Abbots Ripton

St Andrew's Church, Abbots Ripton

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