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St Bartholomew's Church

📷 Lewis Clarke · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.00854, -3.31360

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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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Phacidium lauri, Nitrous Bonnet, Amanita'r Gwybed +91 more · last seen 2019; Fungi — Phacidium lauri, Nitrous Bonnet, Amanita'r Gwybed +91 more · last seen 2019

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Gatekeeper +72 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Gatekeeper +72 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Tall Thyme-moss, Lustrous Bog-moss, Long-beaked Thyme-moss +79 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Tall Thyme-moss, Lustrous Bog-moss, Long-beaked Thyme-moss +79 more · last seen 2020

Free

Foraging

Fungi — Nitrous Bonnet, Horse Mushroom, Tawny Funnel +15 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Counties WayWalking route90 km

A long distance walk of 56 miles (90km) from Taunton to Starcross on the Exe estuary.

Named routeRef TCWLength 90 kmRegional walking route
West Deane WayWalking route
Named routeRef WDWRegional walking route
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 344Cycling route
Named routeRef 344National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route991 m
Named routeRef 3Length 991 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.8 km
Named routeRef 3Length 4.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route35 m
Named routeRef 3Length 35 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St Bartholomew's Church, Bathealton (geograph 4030164)

📷 Lewis Clarke · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Bartholomew's Church, Bathealton (geograph 4030164)

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🦉HURSTONENature reserve2.6 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→🌱Grand Western Canal Country ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Grand Western Canal Country ParkUrban park4.9 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds3.4 km→🌱Grand Western Canal Country ParkUrban park4.7 km→

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