St Mary's Church
Getting here
51.77726, -0.78641
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +81 more · last seen 2025
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Small White +59 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Small White +59 more · last seen 2025
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site
Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Lesser Celandine, Lady's Bedstraw +2 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Lesser Celandine, Lady's Bedstraw +2 more · last seen 2026
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
26 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
The RidgewayWalking route140 km
Midshires WayWalking route370 km
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Round Aylesbury WalkWalking route
Pulpit Hill Fort and Nature Reserves Circular Walk, Central ChilternsWalking route2.6 km
A short walk with panoramic views across the Chiltern Escarpment & Aylesbury Vale, and the chance to explore a hidden Iron Age hillfort, beautiful beech woods & the Grangelands & Rifle Butts Nature Reserve. Includes a steep climb, steps & kissing gates.
Exploring the Chiltern Escarpment, Central ChilternsWalking route16 km
Views of the Chiltern Escarpment, Aylesbury Vale & PM's country retreat. Pass through Ellesborough & important historical, archaeological & ecological sites, including rare chalk grassland, archetypal Chiltern beech woods & the largest box wood in Britain
SMA/5/2public footpath · 480 m
🚴Cycling
30 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 50Cycling route
Pebble WayCycling route
Topaz WayCycling route
Route 30Cycling route
Platinum WayCycling route
Route 3Cycling route
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km
This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.
Wildlife to spot
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