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St Mary's Church

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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51.78588, -3.87899

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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 159m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞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 159m 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

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — House Sparrow, Starling, Bullfinch +21 more · last seen 2025; Birds — House Sparrow, Starling, Bullfinch +21 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Common Feather-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +181 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Common Feather-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +181 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Marsh Fritillary, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +40 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Marsh Fritillary, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +40 more · last seen 2024

Free

Family friendly

Good match

playground

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

walk or endurance trainingWalking route

Named routeRef w1Local walking route

walk or endurance trainingWalking route

Named routeRef w2Local walking route

The Gower WayWalking route56 km

Named routeLength 56 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

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Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 437Cycling route

Named routeRef 437National Cycle Network

NCR 437 (Proposed)Cycling route

Named routeRef 437National Cycle Network

Route 43Cycling route

Named routeRef 43National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route864 m

Named routeRef 437Length 864 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2.7 km

Named routeRef 437Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route756 m

Named routeRef 437Length 756 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

2,411 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,411 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds7 species

winter

2025

Grasshopper Warbler · Little Grebe · Jackdaw · Mallard · Magpie +2

Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
JackdawColoeus monedula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MagpiePica pica
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2023

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2024

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects2 species

springautumn

2024

7-spot Ladybird · Caenocara

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
CaenocaraCaenocara2023

🌿

Plants71 species

spring

2025

Isothecium myosuroides · Common Feather-moss · Mamillate Plait-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Elegant Silk-moss +66

Isothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroides2023
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2023
Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi2023
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2023
Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2023
Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha2023
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2023
Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2023
River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2023
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2023
Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.2023
Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum2023
Chiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthos2023
Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2023
Rusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosum2023
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2023
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2023
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2023
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2023
Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum2023
Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides2023
Creeping FingerwortLepidozia reptans2023
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2023
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2023
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides2023
White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans2023
Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla2023
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum2023
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2023
Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2023
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2023
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2023
Juicy Silk-mossPlagiothecium succulentum2023
Ladder FlapwortNardia scalaris2023
Fairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicina2023
Notched PouchwortCalypogeia arguta2023
Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus2023
Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum2023
Shining HookeriaHookeria lucens2023
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2023
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2023
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2023
GorseUlex europaeus
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Common PouchwortCalypogeia fissa2023
Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2023
Greater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioides2023
Pearl PouncewortLejeunea patens2023
Sphagnum capillifoliumSphagnum capillifolium2023
Water EarwortScapania undulata2023
Ulota crispulaUlota crispula2023
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2023
Mueller's PouchwortCalypogeia muelleriana2023
Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre2023
Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata2023
Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2023
Shaw's Bristle-mossLewinskya striata2023
GreasewortAneura pinguis2023
Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum2023
Lesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloides2023
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2023
Rusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosus2023
Verdigris Tufa-mossGymnostomum aeruginosum2023
Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata2023
Even ScalewortRadula complanata2023
Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2023
Pellucid Four-tooth MossTetraphis pellucida2023
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2023
Minute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissima2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,411 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds7 species

winter

2025

Grasshopper Warbler · Little Grebe · Jackdaw · Mallard · Magpie +2

Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
JackdawColoeus monedula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MagpiePica pica
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2023

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2024

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects2 species

springautumn

2024

7-spot Ladybird · Caenocara

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
CaenocaraCaenocara2023

🌿

Plants71 species

spring

2025

Isothecium myosuroides · Common Feather-moss · Mamillate Plait-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Elegant Silk-moss +66

Isothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroides2023
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2023
Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi2023
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2023
Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2023
Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha2023
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2023
Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2023
River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2023
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2023
Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.2023
Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum2023
Chiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthos2023
Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2023
Rusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosum2023
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2023
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2023
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2023
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2023
Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum2023
Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides2023
Creeping FingerwortLepidozia reptans2023
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2023
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2023
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides2023
White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans2023
Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla2023
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum2023
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2023
Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2023
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2023
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2023
Juicy Silk-mossPlagiothecium succulentum2023
Ladder FlapwortNardia scalaris2023
Fairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicina2023
Notched PouchwortCalypogeia arguta2023
Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus2023
Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum2023
Shining HookeriaHookeria lucens2023
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2023
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2023
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2023
GorseUlex europaeus
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Common PouchwortCalypogeia fissa2023
Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2023
Greater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioides2023
Pearl PouncewortLejeunea patens2023
Sphagnum capillifoliumSphagnum capillifolium2023
Water EarwortScapania undulata2023
Ulota crispulaUlota crispula2023
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2023
Mueller's PouchwortCalypogeia muelleriana2023
Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre2023
Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata2023
Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2023
Shaw's Bristle-mossLewinskya striata2023
GreasewortAneura pinguis2023
Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum2023
Lesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloides2023
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2023
Rusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosus2023
Verdigris Tufa-mossGymnostomum aeruginosum2023
Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata2023
Even ScalewortRadula complanata2023
Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2023
Pellucid Four-tooth MossTetraphis pellucida2023
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2023
Minute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissima2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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