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St Mary's Church

📷 Peter Stack · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.94489, 0.53339

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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
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • 🛝Playground 246m 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

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Great Tit, Woodpigeon +39 more · last seen 2023; Birds — Blackbird, Great Tit, Woodpigeon +39 more · last seen 2023

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bramble, Dog's Mercury, Blackthorn +40 more · last seen 2019; Plants — Bramble, Dog's Mercury, Blackthorn +40 more · last seen 2019

Free

Playgrounds

playground

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Blackthorn, Pedunculate Oak +8 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Tortoiseshell +20 more · last seen 2021; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Tortoiseshell +20 more · last seen 2021

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Colne Valley PathWalking route37 km
Named routeLength 37 kmLocal walking route
🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Hyde Lanebyway open to all traffic · 953 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 953 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Hyde Lanebyway open to all traffic · 463 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 463 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St Mary the Virgin church, Blackmore End, Essex

📷 Peter Stack · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Mary the Virgin church, Blackmore End, Essex

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦GOSFIELD HALLHistoric site3.1 km→🌱Gosfield Lake ResortUrban park3.5 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3.2 km→⛪St Catherine's ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→🌱Stoneley ParkUrban park2.6 km→⚽Derek Flannery Playing FieldPlaying field3 km→

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