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St John the Baptist's Church

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.93230, -2.76675

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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
  • 🌿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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Nettle, Creeping Buttercup, Germander Speedwell +111 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Common Nettle, Creeping Buttercup, Germander Speedwell +111 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Red Dead-nettle, Hazel +13 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Red Soldier Beetle, Small White, Syrphus +27 more · last seen 2021; Insects — Common Red Soldier Beetle, Small White, Syrphus +27 more · last seen 2021

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Herefordshire TrailWalking route246.5 km
Named routeLength 246.5 kmRegional walking route
Three Castles Walk (Monmouthshire)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 46Cycling route
Named routeRef 46National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network National Route 426Cycling route
Named routeRef 426National Cycle Network
Four Castles Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef FCCRRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2.5 km
Named routeRef 46Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.7 km
Named routeRef 46Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route998 m
Named routeRef 46Length 998 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Church of St John the Baptist, Orcop

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Church of St John the Baptist, Orcop

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦KENTCHURCH COURTHistoric site5 km→✦Iron Age farmstead enclosure on Garway HillHistoric site3.4 km→🌱Rosemary Rigby (Millennium Green)Urban park4.6 km→✦Churchyard cross in St John the Baptist's churchyardHistoric site0 m→⛪St Weonard's ChurchReligious grounds3 km→✦Churchyard cross in St Michael's churchyardHistoric site4.2 km→

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