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St Mary's Church

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.15997, -0.89411

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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
  • ☕The Roade House 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

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Swift, Robin, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swift, Robin, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Lepraria vouauxii, Lecania erysibe s. str., Lecanora orosthea +30 more · last seen 2016; Fungi — Lepraria vouauxii, Lecania erysibe s. str., Lecanora orosthea +30 more · last seen 2016

Varies

Playgrounds

playground, café, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground, café

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Silky Wall Feather-moss, Capillary Thread-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +92 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Silky Wall Feather-moss, Capillary Thread-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +92 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Northamptonshire RoundWalking route
Named route
Milton Keynes Boundary WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
Hanslope Circular RideWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Pianoforte Roadpublic footpath · 35 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 35 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Northamptonshire Cycle Network N-TCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.5 km
Named routeRef 6Length 3.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.4 km
Named routeRef 6Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km
Named routeRef 6Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km
Named routeRef 6Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Church of St Mary the Virgin, Church End

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Church of St Mary the Virgin, Church End

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✦COURTEENHALLHistoric site1.4 km→🐄ducksVisitor farm2.1 km→🌱Foxfield Country ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Foxfield Country ParkUrban park3 km→✦STOKE PARKHistoric site3.4 km→🌱Memorial GreenUrban park400 m→

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