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St Faith's Church

✦ Ancient woodland5 ha

📷 Bikeboy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsForagingSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.96284, -0.39509

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldfinch and Woodpigeon
  • 🌿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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Goldfinch, Woodpigeon, Starling +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Goldfinch, Woodpigeon, Starling +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Hogweed, Bramble +28 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Lady's Bedstraw, Hawthorn +166 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Birds — Goldfinch, Woodpigeon, Starling +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green Shieldbug, Hairy Shieldbug, Nebria brevicollis +85 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Hairy Shieldbug, Nebria brevicollis +85 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km

A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England

Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
John Bunyan TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Walk on the wild sideWalking route
Named route
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Former Chiltern WayWalking route

Former route of Chiltern Way, removed in March 2023. Left in mapping for information, especially if people are using old guidebooks

Named routeRef CWexLocal walking route
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Recreational Cycle Route 16Cycling route

Local circular? cycle route

Named routeLocal cycle route
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Ride on the wild sideCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Chilterns Cycleway (road alternative)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route128 m
Named routeLength 128 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface pavementslabs
N/ACycling route24 m
Named routeLength 24 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Erecting scaffolding at St Faith's church, Hexton

📷 Bikeboy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Erecting scaffolding at St Faith's church, Hexton

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✦Wrest Park 18th century outbuildings, statues and gardensHistoric site5 km→🦉GALLEY AND WARDEN HILLS SSSINature reserve4.6 km→🌱Wrest Park & GardensUrban park4.8 km→🌱Silsoe Nature Reserve & ParkUrban park5 km→✦HEXTON MANORHistoric site800 m→✦Sharpenhoe ClappersHistoric site3.7 km→

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