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St Mary's Church

📷 Michael Garlick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.18690, -0.96834

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 272m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Skylark, Robin +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Skylark, Robin +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large White, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Small White +30 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large White, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Small White +30 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Lecanora pannonica · last seen 2014; Fungi — Lecanora pannonica · last seen 2014

Varies

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Midshires Way

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Knightley WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Grafton WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Nene WayWalking route177 km
Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

34 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 536Cycling route
Named routeRef 536National Cycle Network
Northamptonshire Cycle Network N-TCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Northampton Cycle Network Connect2Cycling route
Named routeRef Connect2Local cycle route
NorbitalCycling route
Named routeRef 539Round tripNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route39 m
Named routeRef 536Length 39 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other
Main RouteCycling route29 m
Named routeRef 539Length 29 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Park Lanebridleway · 147 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 147 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Gayton, St. Mary's Church: Part of the churchyard with a large wooded area beyond

📷 Michael Garlick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Gayton, St. Mary's Church: Part of the churchyard with a large wooded area beyond

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