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St Mary's Church

📷 Michael Garlick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.08229, 0.31315

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Red-legged Partridge, Rook, Pheasant +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Red-legged Partridge, Rook, Pheasant +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Common Nettle, Bramble +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hogweed, Common Nettle, Bramble +67 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Hogweed, Common Nettle, Bramble +67 more · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Agapetus fuscipes, Silo nigricornis, Common Red Soldier Beetle +43 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Agapetus fuscipes, Silo nigricornis, Common Red Soldier Beetle +43 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
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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

Bartlow, St. Mary's Church: Medieval stained glass fragments 5

📷 Michael Garlick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bartlow, St. Mary's Church: Medieval stained glass fragments 5

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