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St Mary's Church

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.94287, 0.03316

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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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Dunnock, Blue Tit, Robin +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Dunnock, Blue Tit, Robin +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Ground-ivy, Cow Parsley +184 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Bluebell, Ground-ivy, Cow Parsley +184 more · last seen 2022

Free

Foraging

Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Hawthorn, Blackthorn +20 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Large White +45 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Large White +45 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St Mary's Church and churchyard

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Mary's Church and churchyard

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Layston Court GardensUrban park3.5 km→🌱Layston Court GardensUrban park3.5 km→✦Anstey motte and bailey castleHistoric site3.9 km→✦St John's Pelham moated site and fishponds.Historic site2.6 km→⛪St Richard of Chichester's ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→⛪St George's ChurchReligious grounds3.8 km→

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