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St Mary's Church

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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
  • The Walled Garden Tearooms — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Pied Flycatcher, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pied Flycatcher, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Western Honey Bee +36 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Western Honey Bee +36 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

café

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Tedbury Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeRef TEDLocal walking route
Dunsford to Exeter WayWalking route
Named routeRef DEWRegional walking route
Dunsford to Moretonhampstead TrailWalking route
Named routeRef DMTRegional walking route
River Teign WalkWalking route
Named routeRef RTWRegional walking route
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Exeter to Okehampton LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 28Cycling route
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Wray Valley TrailCycling route
Named routeRef WVTLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route6.1 km
Named routeRef 28Length 6.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealed firm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St Mary's church, Dunsford - monument to Thomas Fulford & wife

St Mary's church, Dunsford - monument to Thomas Fulford & wife

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