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St Gile's Church

📷 Ian Capper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.36375, -2.82750

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Abax parallelepipedus, Elaphrus cupreus, Water Measurer +22 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Abax parallelepipedus, Elaphrus cupreus, Water Measurer +22 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Chicory, Spurge-laurel, Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage +1 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Chicory, Spurge-laurel, Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Shropshire Way - stage 05Walking route17.1 km
Named routeRef ShW05Length 17.1 kmLocal walking route
Mortimer TrailWalking route48 km
Named routeLength 48 kmRegional walking route
Herefordshire TrailWalking route246.5 km
Named routeLength 246.5 kmRegional walking route
Wigmore LoopWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 44Cycling route
Named routeRef 44National Cycle Network
National Byway (Wales & border)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Herefordshire)Cycling route

National Byway in Herefordshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km
Named routeRef 44Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route87 m
Named routeRef 44Length 87 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route82 m
Named routeRef 44Length 82 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St Giles Church, Downton on the Rock

📷 Ian Capper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Giles Church, Downton on the Rock

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦DOWNTON CASTLEHistoric site900 m→✦OAKLY PARKHistoric site4.9 km→✦STOKESAY COURTHistoric site4.5 km→⛪St Mary Magdalene ChurchReligious grounds3.3 km→✦Roman station of BraviniumHistoric site3.4 km→✦FERNEY HALLHistoric site3.3 km→

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