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St Mary's Church

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

50.73036, -3.92869

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Jackdaw
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • ☕Finches Forge Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

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

Best for

11 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Jackdaw, Robin +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

playground, café, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground, café

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Blackbird, Jackdaw, Robin +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Violet Oil-beetle, Coenosia femoralis, Phylidorea squalens +50 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Tarka TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Devonshire Heartland WayWalking route
Named routeRef DHWRegional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
West Devon WayWalking route
Named routeRef WDERegional walking route
Taw Teign LinkWalking route
Named routeRef TTLRegional walking route
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Cycling

26 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Exeter to Okehampton LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Granite WayCycling route
Named route
Route 27Cycling route
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Route 28Cycling route
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
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Horse riding

9 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St Mary's Church, Sticklepath

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Mary's Church, Sticklepath

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Boundary stone 110m north west of St Mary's ChurchHistoric site100 m→✦Cairnfield, cairn and a length of the Taw Marsh Reave 830m ESE of Moorland HouseHistoric site1.7 km→✦Round cairn on Cosdon Hill, 1010m north of Cosdon BeaconHistoric site1.7 km→✦Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone RowsHistoric site2.5 km→✦Triple stone alignment and cairn 780m east of Cawsand BeaconHistoric site2.5 km→✦Cawsand Beacon, a round cairn, a ring cairn, a stone building and five post-medieval shelters on the summit of Cawsand HillHistoric site2.6 km→