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St Andrew's Church

📷 PAUL FARMER · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeFungiBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.29812, -2.89621

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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
  • 🍄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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — King Alfred's Cakes, Turkeytail, Bald Inkcap +117 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — King Alfred's Cakes, Turkeytail, Bald Inkcap +117 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Swallow, Pochard, Shoveler +44 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swallow, Pochard, Shoveler +44 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper +43 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper +43 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Fungi — Bald Inkcap, Jelly Ear, Macro Mushroom +4 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
West Mendip WayWalking route48 km
Named routeRef WMWLength 48 kmRegional walking route
Hutton Millenium WalkWalking route
Named routeRef HMWLocal walking route
The Butcombe TrailWalking route74 km
Named routeRef BUTLength 74 kmRegional walking route
The Mendip TrailWalking route
Named routeRef MTRegional walking route
Hams Lanepublic footpath · 452 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 452 mPath type: service
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Cycling

34 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Weston to NCN LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 33Cycling route
Named routeRef 33National Cycle Network
Strawberry LineCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 26Cycling route
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route66 m
Named routeRef 26Length 66 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route115 m
Named routeRef 26Length 115 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Hillview Roadbridleway · 73 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 73 mPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

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St Andrew’s church, Loxton

📷 PAUL FARMER · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Andrew’s church, Loxton

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Useful places within 5 km

🐄Farm ShopVisitor farm3.6 km→🌱Parkland ArboretumUrban park4 km→🐄Court Farm Country ParkVisitor farm4.6 km→✦Shrunken medieval village of Christon and associated field system 200m north of Manor FarmHistoric site1.9 km→✦Picken's HoleHistoric site2.2 km→🦉SLADERS LEIGHNature reserve4.6 km→

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