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St Mary's Church

📷 Adrian S Pye · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.22682, 0.48789

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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
Parking

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Greenfinch, Blackcap +60 more · last seen 2023; Birds — Blackbird, Greenfinch, Blackcap +60 more · last seen 2023

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Lecidella scabra, Lecanora orosthea, Placopyrenium fuscellum +70 more · last seen 2016; Fungi — Lecidella scabra, Lecanora orosthea, Placopyrenium fuscellum +70 more · last seen 2016

Varies

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Large Garden, Garlic Mustard +2 more foraging species

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis, Dilated Scalewort, Pedunculate Oak +70 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis, Dilated Scalewort, Pedunculate Oak +70 more · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large White, Small White, Peacock +40 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Small White, Peacock +40 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Stour Valley Path part 2Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route217 m
Named routeRef 51Length 217 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.3 km
Named routeRef 51Length 4.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route426 m
Named routeRef 51Length 426 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route595 m
Named routeRef 51Length 595 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.8 km
Named routeRef 51Length 2.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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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

Ashley cum Silverley St. Mary's church

📷 Adrian S Pye · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ashley cum Silverley St. Mary's church

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The GreenUrban park2.8 km→✦Packhorse bridgeHistoric site2.9 km→✦Lidgate Castle and C16 Fortified Manorial ComplexHistoric site4.1 km→✦Moated Sites, Earthworks, and Ponds at Kirtling TowerHistoric site4.5 km→✦St Mary's ChurchHistoric site1.1 km→✦Motte and bailey at Denham CastleHistoric site4.8 km→

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