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St Marys Church

📷 Fabian Musto · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.55734, -2.54076

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Hobby, Barn Owl, Carrion Crow +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Hobby, Barn Owl, Carrion Crow +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Sericostoma personatum, Odontocerum albicorne, Rhyacophila dorsalis +46 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Sericostoma personatum, Odontocerum albicorne, Rhyacophila dorsalis +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Heritage

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Shropshire Way - stage 08Walking route20.1 km
Named routeRef ShW08Length 20.1 kmLocal walking route
Major's Leap Walk, Wenlock EdgeWalking route5.6 km

Enjoy this circular walk along an old packhorse route and through woodland footpaths, taking in far-reaching views and flourishing wildflowers. It's named after the legend of a Royalist major who is said to have galloped off Wenlock Edge on horseback to e

Named routeLength 5.6 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
Jenny Wind Walk, Wenlock EdgeWalking route3.5 km

This easy circular walk is an enjoyable stroll through green lanes with views across the Shropshire countryside. A gentle undulating trail along rough tracks, tarmacked roads and through fields.

Named routeLength 3.5 kmDuration 01:30-02:00Round tripLocal walking route
Lime Kiln Walk, Wenlock EdgeWalking route1 km

Enjoy this woodland walk passing quarries and limekilns. This trail has steps, steep climbs and uneven terrain in places.

Named routeLength 1 kmDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route
Lea Quarry Walk, Wenlock EdgeWalking route3 km

Get a feel for the scale of Wenlock Edge's industrial past on this steep woodland walk. This trail has steps, steep climbs and uneven terrain in places.

Named routeLength 3 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Inside St. Mary's church (Acton Round)

📷 Fabian Musto · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Inside St. Mary's church (Acton Round)

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Roman Settlement, 390m north-east of New House FarmHistoric site3.2 km→✦ALDENHAM PARKHistoric site3.6 km→✦Medieval cross in St Gregory's churchyardHistoric site3.9 km→⛪Holy Trinity ChurchReligious grounds4.5 km→🌽Southfield Road AllotmentsAllotments4.7 km→✦Lime KilnHistoric site4.7 km→

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