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St Mary's Church

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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
  • 🌿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

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Hazel +20 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates; Insects — Scathophaga stercoraria, Tree Bumblebee, Red-tailed Bumblebee +36 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Peregrine, Black Redstart, Woodpigeon +38 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Peregrine, Black Redstart, Woodpigeon +38 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Herb-Robert, Creeping Cinquefoil, Bramble +152 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Herb-Robert, Creeping Cinquefoil, Bramble +152 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Shropshire Way - stage 05Walking route17.1 km
Named routeRef ShW05Length 17.1 kmLocal walking route
Shropshire Way - stage 06Walking route17.1 km
Named routeRef ShW06Length 17.1 kmLocal walking route
Shropshire Way (Route 11, Link to Severn Way)Walking route14 km
Named routeLength 14 kmRegional walking route
Mortimer TrailWalking route48 km
Named routeLength 48 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 44Cycling route
Named routeRef 44National Cycle Network
National Byway (Herefordshire)Cycling route

National Byway in Herefordshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route140 m
Named routeRef 44Length 140 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km
Named routeRef 44Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Glimpse of St. Mary's church (Caynham)

Glimpse of St. Mary's church (Caynham)

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