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St Mary's Church

📷 Basher Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.37428, -0.99867

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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
  • 🛝Playground 131m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Great Tit, Robin +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Great Tit, Robin +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Hogweed, Ash +145 more · last seen 2019; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Hogweed, Ash +145 more · last seen 2019

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red Admiral, Small White, Speckled Wood +56 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Red Admiral, Small White, Speckled Wood +56 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Pedunculate Oak, Hawthorn +19 more foraging species

Varies

Playgrounds

playground

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Silchester TrailWalking route
Named route
Blackwater Valley PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Wokingham WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
St James' WayWalking route110 km
Named routeRef SJWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
Priory Farmpublic footpath · 519 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 519 mSurface pavedPath type: service
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Cycling

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
National Cycle Route 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network
Calleva TrailCycling route
Named routeRef Calleva TrailRegional cycle route
Route R1Cycling route
Named routeRef R1Local cycle route
Three Mile Cross/Shinfield Village LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Arborfield Useful Cycle RoutesCycling route
Named route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
King Alfred's WayMountain bike route

King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.

Named routeRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Wood Lanebridleway · 619 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 619 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Broad Wayrestricted byway · 531 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 531 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St Mary the Virgin, Beech Hill, a shop in a church (16)

📷 Basher Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Mary the Virgin, Beech Hill, a shop in a church (16)

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🌱Wellington Country ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Mortimer FairgroundUrban park4.2 km→✦STRATFIELD SAYE PARKHistoric site2.8 km→✦SWALLOWFIELD PARKHistoric site3.6 km→🌱Wellington Country ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Swallowfield Recreation GroundUrban park2.9 km→

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