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St Mary the Virgin Church

📷 Bikeboy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.15490, -0.18711

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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
  • 🐕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

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Wren +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Wren +72 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Black-tailed Skimmer, Pea-leaf Weevil +145 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Black-tailed Skimmer, Pea-leaf Weevil +145 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Nettle, Great Willowherb, Cock's-foot +90 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Nettle, Great Willowherb, Cock's-foot +90 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Rowan, Meadowsweet +12 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Clopton WayWalking route17.7 km

This walk offers great views from the top an escarpment and passes through the now deserted medieval village of Clopton

Named routeLength 17.7 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Greensand Ridge WalkWalking route64 km
Named routeLength 64 kmRegional walking route
North Bedfordshire Heritage TrailWalking route70 km
Named routeLength 70 kmRegional walking route
Weneslawe WalkWalking route12.8 km
Named routeLength 12.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Gray's Roadpublic footpath · 29 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 29 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Beds)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route HDC 8Cycling route
Named routeRef HDC 8Local cycle route
Route HDC 9iCycling route
Named routeRef HDC 9iLocal cycle route
Route 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
National Byway (Cambridgeshire)Cycling route

National Byway route through Cambridgeshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route HDC 9iiiCycling route
Named routeRef HDC 9iiiLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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St Mary the Virgin, Gamlingay

📷 Bikeboy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Mary the Virgin, Gamlingay

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🌱Henry Smith Playing FieldsUrban park3.4 km→🌱The HollowUrban park3.9 km→🌱Waresley ParkUrban park2.1 km→🌱Waresley ParkUrban park2.1 km→⚽Henry Smith Playing FieldsPlaying field3.4 km→✦HATLEY PARKHistoric site3.6 km→

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