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St Mary's Church

📷 Michael Garlick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.58326, -1.86132

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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
Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Mute Swan +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Mute Swan +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Red Campion, Great Willowherb, Ramsons +13 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Red Campion, Great Willowherb, Ramsons +13 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Ramsons, Water Chickweed, Hawthorn +2 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Southern Hawker, Glow-worm, Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae +7 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Southern Hawker, Glow-worm, Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae +7 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Millennium TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Wroughton Timberland TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
South Swindon Green TrailWalking route
Named route
Cricket Club Lanepublic footpath · 109 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 109 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Cricket Club Lanepublic footpath · 69 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 69 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Cricket Club Lanepublic footpath · 30 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 30 mSurface grassPath type: track
🚴

Cycling

64 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Tadpole RoundCycling route9.1 km
Named routeRef TRLength 9.1 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
(45)Cycling route

National Cycle Network link route between NCN 45 and Swindon station

Named routeRef (45)Local cycle route
Haydon RoundCycling route11.8 km
Named routeRef HRLength 11.8 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
West Swindon RoundCycling route11.3 km
Named routeRef WSRLength 11.3 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Southern FlyerCycling route
Named routeRef SFLocal cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
The Hydebridleway · 170 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 170 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Purton, St. Mary's Church: The chancel restored by Butterfield in c19th

📷 Michael Garlick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Purton, St. Mary's Church: The chancel restored by Butterfield in c19th

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