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St Mary's Church

📷 Bikeboy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.80774, 0.34841

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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
  • 🌿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

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Collared Dove, Blackbird, Blue Tit +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Collared Dove, Blackbird, Blue Tit +56 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Yarrow, White Dead-nettle, Greater Plantain +56 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Yarrow, White Dead-nettle, Greater Plantain +56 more · last seen 2017

Free

Foraging

Plants — White Dead-nettle, Common Nettle, Meadowsweet +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Box Tree Moth, Orange-tip, Rosemary Beetle +18 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Box Tree Moth, Orange-tip, Rosemary Beetle +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Forests WayWalking route96 km
Named routeLength 96 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Regional Route 50Cycling route
Named routeRef 50Regional cycle route
N/ACycling route26 m
Named routeLength 26 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route4.5 km
Named routeRef 50Length 4.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route22 m
Named routeRef 50Length 22 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route6.3 km
Named routeRef 50Length 6.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route7.2 km
Named routeLength 7.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St Mary's church, High Easter

📷 Bikeboy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Mary's church, High Easter

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✦Pleshey Castle and town enclosureHistoric site4.5 km→✦Pleshey CastleHistoric site4.5 km→✦Canfield Castle and associated moated enclosureHistoric site4.1 km→✦The CollegeHistoric site4.4 km→✦Roman villa 450m west of Bury FarmHistoric site3.1 km→✦Moated site known as Paslowes, 430m north east of FouchersHistoric site3.3 km→

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