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St Mary's Church

📷 Rose and Trev Clough · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

54.99588, -2.81641

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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
Parking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Black Redstart, Blackbird, Great Tit +61 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Black Redstart, Blackbird, Great Tit +61 more · last seen 2024

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Blushing Bracket, Razor Strop Fungus, Baeomyces rufus +29 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Blushing Bracket, Razor Strop Fungus, Baeomyces rufus +29 more · last seen 2015

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Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Nettle, Creeping Thistle, Hawthorn +86 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Nettle, Creeping Thistle, Hawthorn +86 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Bramble +9 more foraging species

Varies

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Reivers' Route

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Reivers' RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route14.4 km
Named routeRef 10Length 14.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St. Mary's Church, Hethersgill

📷 Rose and Trev Clough · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St. Mary's Church, Hethersgill

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Useful places within 5 km

🌱Newtown GreenUrban park4.8 km→🌱Sand Hole CommonUrban park1.6 km→🌱St Cuthbert's ChurchUrban park4.6 km→✦Mile Castle 58Historic site4.9 km→✦Kirklinton HallHistoric site4.3 km→⛪St Cuthbert's ChurchReligious grounds4.6 km→

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