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St Mary's Church

📷 Robert Eva · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking on site — 8 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking on site — 8 car parks within reach

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£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +53 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) gei, Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird +46 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) gei, Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird +46 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Grand Union Canal Walk

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Chilterns Cycleway

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

21 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

The RidgewayWalking route140 km

Named routeRef RWLength 140 kmNational walking route

The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km

A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England

Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route

Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route

Woodland WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Walter's WanderWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Ashridge Estate Family Cycle TrailCycling route

Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route

Hemel Hempstead cycle route 7Cycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6Local cycle route

Hampden RouteCycling route

Named routeRef HampdenLocal cycle route

Chilterns CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route

Route 5Cycling route

Named routeRef 5Local cycle route

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

23,088 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

23,088 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Blue Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw +54

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Great TitParus major2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
SwiftApus apus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
CootFulica atra2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2025

Common Shrew

Common ShrewSorex araneus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

autumn

2025

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐸

Amphibians2 species

summer

2025

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects49 species

springsummer

2026

Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) gei · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Broad Centurion +44

Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) geiMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) gei2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Hazel Leaf-rollerApoderus coryli2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2025
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2025
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Conops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatus2025
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025
Notch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialis2025
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2025
Black-horned GemMicrochrysa polita2025
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025
Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus2025
Cionus alaudaCionus alauda2025
Barberry FusehornArge berberidis2025
Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2025
Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosaeMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Murky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybata2025
Asiraca clavicornisAsiraca clavicornis2025
Dicranocephalus mediusDicranocephalus medius2025
Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae2025
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2025
Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis2025
Bibio varipesBibio varipes2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2024

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2026

Annual Meadow-grass

Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

23,088 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Blue Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw +54

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Great TitParus major2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
SwiftApus apus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
CootFulica atra2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2025

Common Shrew

Common ShrewSorex araneus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

autumn

2025

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐸

Amphibians2 species

summer

2025

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects49 species

springsummer

2026

Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) gei · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Broad Centurion +44

Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) geiMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) gei2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Hazel Leaf-rollerApoderus coryli2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2025
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2025
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Conops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatus2025
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025
Notch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialis2025
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2025
Black-horned GemMicrochrysa polita2025
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025
Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus2025
Cionus alaudaCionus alauda2025
Barberry FusehornArge berberidis2025
Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2025
Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosaeMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Murky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybata2025
Asiraca clavicornisAsiraca clavicornis2025
Dicranocephalus mediusDicranocephalus medius2025
Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae2025
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2025
Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis2025
Bibio varipesBibio varipes2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2024

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2026

Annual Meadow-grass

Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Robert Eva · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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