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St Mark's Church

📷 Wikipedia · St Mark's Church, Scarisbrick · CC BY-SA 3.0

WildlifeFungiForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

50.99691, 0.17886

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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
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Snowy Waxcap, Blackening Waxcap, Nitrous Bonnet +30 more · last seen 2021; Fungi — Snowy Waxcap, Blackening Waxcap, Nitrous Bonnet +30 more · last seen 2021

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Autumn Hawkbit, Common Sorrel, Sweet Chestnut +18 more foraging species; Lowland meadows — wild flowers, berries and seasonal plants

Varies

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Common Darter, Brown Hawker, Early Bumblebee +100 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Nuthatch, Great Spotted Woodpecker +40 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Nuthatch, Great Spotted Woodpecker +40 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Goat's-beard, Meadow Vetchling +205 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Goat's-beard, Meadow Vetchling +205 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
WealdwayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Hall Lanepublic footpath · 249 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 249 mSurface gravelPath type: unclassified
Hall Lanepublic footpath · 135 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 135 mSurface gravelPath type: service
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Avenue Verte London ↔ ParisCycling route

English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities

Named routeRef AVInternational cycle route
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
The Cuckoo TrailCycling route
Named route
Main RouteCycling route4.5 km
Named routeRef 21Length 4.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route47 m
Named routeRef 21Length 47 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route73 m
Named routeRef 21Length 73 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

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St Mark's Church, Scarisbrick

📷 Wikipedia · St Mark's Church, Scarisbrick · CC BY-SA 3.0

St Mark's Church, Scarisbrick

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Buxted Park Deer ParkUrban park4.4 km→✦BUXTED PARKHistoric site4.6 km→🌱Walshes ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Buxted Scout GroupUrban park3.4 km→✦Medieval settlement site in Buxted ParkHistoric site4.6 km→🌱Adam's Field parkUrban park4.6 km→

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