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St Martin's Church

📷 Jim Osley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.90928, -0.28801

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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
  • 🛝Playground 100m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Pheasant +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Pheasant +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Smooth Hawk's-beard, Bristly Oxtongue, Common Nettle +7 more foraging species

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Pasqueflower, Toothwort, Swine-cress +90 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Pasqueflower, Toothwort, Swine-cress +90 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Common Darter +58 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Common Darter +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 5 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
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
STOOP Link Path 7 - Stevenage Outer Orbital PathWalking route

Link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 10 o'clock on clockface)

Named routeLocal walking route
STOOP Link Path 6 - Stevenage Outer Orbital PathWalking route

Link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 9 o'clock on clockface)

Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Recreational Cycle Route 16Cycling route

Local circular? cycle route

Named routeLocal cycle route
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route860 m
Named routeRef 12Length 860 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route966 m
Named routeRef 12Length 966 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route481 m
Named routeRef 12Length 481 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St Martin's Church, Preston

📷 Jim Osley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Martin's Church, Preston

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Windmill HillUrban park4.4 km→✦TEMPLE DINSLEYHistoric site600 m→🌱Kingswalden Park (Deer Park)Urban park2.1 km→🌱St Mary's ChurchUrban park4.4 km→🌱The GreenUrban park200 m→✦ST PAUL'S WALDEN BURYHistoric site3.2 km→

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