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St Mary's Church

📷 Luke Shaw · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsHeritageWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

54.94526, -3.00215

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦88+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🛝Playground 236m 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

12 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull +85 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Heritage

Grade I listed building: CHURCHYARD CROSS, SOUTH OF CHURCH OF ST MARY; Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull +85 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Eristalis arbustorum, Cantharis livida +36 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Snowdrop, Creeping Bent, Rhododendron +23 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

playground

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
King Charles III England Coast Path: Gretna to AllonbyWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

44 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Hadrian's Cycleway LoopCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Reivers' RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route100 m
Named routeRef 7Length 100 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 7Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Two access methods into St Mary's Church churchyard

📷 Luke Shaw · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Two access methods into St Mary's Church churchyard

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Lowry Hill ParkUrban park4.8 km→🦉KINGMOOR SOUTHNature reserve4.3 km→🦉KINGMOOR SIDINGSNature reserve4.7 km→✦Hadrian's Wall between the east end of Davidson's Banks and road to Grinsdale and vallum between Davidson's Banks and dismantled railway in wall miles 67 and 68Historic site5 km→✦Hadrian's Wall between the field boundary to the south of the site of St Andrew's Church and Eden Bank at Beaumont in wall miles 69 and 70Historic site2.8 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds3.9 km→