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St Mary's Church

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

50.80863, -3.29485

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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
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Porcelain Fungus, Torth Felen, Deceiver +13 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Porcelain Fungus, Torth Felen, Deceiver +13 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Silver Y, Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing +167 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Silver Y, Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing +167 more · last seen 2022

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Swift +8 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Swift +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Otter Valley WalkWalking route20 km
Named routeRef OVWLength 20 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Broadhembury Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeRef BCW1Local walking route
Orange WayWalking route560 km
Named routeRef ORWLength 560 kmRegional walking route
Exeter to Honiton WayWalking route
Named routeRef EXHONRegional walking route
Cullompton Honiton WalkWalking route
Named routeRef CHWRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

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St Mary's Church, Payhembury

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Mary's Church, Payhembury

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🌱Escot ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Escot Park the ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Escot Gardens & MazeUrban park3.9 km→🌱Escot ParkUrban park3.8 km→🐄Red Squirrel EncounterVisitor farm3.9 km→✦Hembury FortHistoric site2.7 km→

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