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St Mary's Church

📷 Ruth Sharville · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.68553, -2.69612

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Nuthatch +87 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Nuthatch +87 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Scarce Hook-tip, Azure Damselfly +94 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Scarce Hook-tip, Azure Damselfly +94 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Smoothcap, Common Tamarisk-moss, Bank Haircap +81 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Smoothcap, Common Tamarisk-moss, Bank Haircap +81 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Devil's Fingers, Ochre Brittlegill, Common Earthball +6 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Devil's Fingers, Ochre Brittlegill, Common Earthball +6 more · last seen 2024

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Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km
Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route
Wye Valley WalkWalking route218 km
Named routeRef WVWLength 218 kmRegional walking route
Wales Coast Path (South Wales)Walking route
Named routeRef WCPNational walking route
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Cycling

36 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 42Cycling route
Named routeRef 42National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Wye Valley GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 32Cycling route
Named routeRef 32Regional cycle route
N/ACycling route256 m
Named routeRef 31Length 256 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route640 m
Named routeRef 31Length 640 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St Mary's church, Penterry, near St Arvans

📷 Ruth Sharville · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Mary's church, Penterry, near St Arvans

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Useful places within 5 km

🌱Castle DellUrban park4.9 km→🌱The Leytons Sports FieldUrban park1.8 km→⚽The Leytons Sports FieldPlaying field1.8 km→🌱Devauden GreenUrban park3.6 km→✦Offa's Dyke: section on Madgett Hill, 290m south east of Brook HouseHistoric site3.7 km→✦Offa's Dyke: section in Cutt's Orchard, 230m south east of Brook HouseHistoric site3.8 km→

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