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St Katharine's Church

📷 Bikeboy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.35345, -2.20138

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 245m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Cormorant, Reed Bunting, Raven +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Cormorant, Reed Bunting, Raven +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Flowering-rush, Meadow Crane's-bill, Lesser Celandine +31 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Flowering-rush, Meadow Crane's-bill, Lesser Celandine +31 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Swollen-thighed Beetle +41 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Swollen-thighed Beetle +41 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bulrush, Water Mint, Pedunculate Oak

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
White Horse TrailWalking route
Named routeRef WHTRegional walking route
Kennet and Avon Canal TrailWalking route140 km

Rivers linked by a canal. The name refers to the entire navigable length. From Bristol the way is the Avon. The canal is from Bath to Newbury. From there to Reading the way is the Kennet. 53 locks to Summit Pound (150 m asl) and 54 down to Reading.

Named routeRef K&ALength 140 kmRegional walking route
Phillis Drivepublic footpath · 3 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 3 mPath type: service
Phillis Drivepublic footpath · 122 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 122 mPath type: service
Phillis Drivepublic footpath · 13 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 13 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
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Cycling

55 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 403Cycling route
Named routeRef 403National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 4Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.7 km
Named routeRef 4Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route22 m
Named routeRef 4Length 22 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Approach to St Katharine's church, Holt

📷 Bikeboy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Approach to St Katharine's church, Holt

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The Courts GardenUrban park100 m→🌱The ParkUrban park3.8 km→✦THE COURTS, HOLTHistoric site100 m→🌱Sensory GardenUrban park3.8 km→🌱Trowbridge ParkUrban park3.8 km→✦Monastic grange at Barton FarmHistoric site3.9 km→

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