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St Mary's Church

📷 Neil Owen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.31129, -2.89159

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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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wigeon, Goldfinch, Chiffchaff +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wigeon, Goldfinch, Chiffchaff +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — King Alfred's Cakes, Turkeytail, Hairy Curtain Crust +187 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — King Alfred's Cakes, Turkeytail, Hairy Curtain Crust +187 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Bramble, Salad Burnet +25 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Bramble, Salad Burnet +25 more · last seen 2021

Free

Foraging

Fungi — Bald Inkcap, Pleated Inkcap, Jelly Ear +19 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
West Mendip WayWalking route48 km
Named routeRef WMWLength 48 kmRegional walking route
Hutton Millenium WalkWalking route
Named routeRef HMWLocal walking route
The Butcombe TrailWalking route74 km
Named routeRef BUTLength 74 kmRegional walking route
The Mendip TrailWalking route
Named routeRef MTRegional walking route
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Cycling

53 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Weston to NCN LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 33Cycling route
Named routeRef 33National Cycle Network
Strawberry LineCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 26Cycling route
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
Weston-super-Mare CycleCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km
Named routeRef 26Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St Mary's church, Christon

📷 Neil Owen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Mary's church, Christon

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Parkland ArboretumUrban park2.7 km→🐄Court Farm Country ParkVisitor farm3.1 km→✦Shrunken medieval village of Christon and associated field system 200m north of Manor FarmHistoric site400 m→✦Picken's HoleHistoric site2.9 km→🦉SLADERS LEIGHNature reserve4.3 km→⚽Memorial Recreation GroundPlaying field4.4 km→

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