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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
  • 🍄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

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — House Sparrow, Blackbird, Song Thrush +55 more · last seen 2024; Birds — House Sparrow, Blackbird, Song Thrush +55 more · last seen 2024

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Chewing Gum Lichen, Myriolecis albescens, Candelariella aurella f. aurella +70 more · last seen 2016; Fungi — Chewing Gum Lichen, Myriolecis albescens, Candelariella aurella f. aurella +70 more · last seen 2016

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis, Dilated Scalewort, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +56 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis, Dilated Scalewort, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +56 more · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large White, Peacock, Small White +26 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Peacock, Small White +26 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Stour Valley Path part 2Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Stour Valley Path part 1Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Brook Studpublic footpath · 39 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 39 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

31 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route217 m
Named routeRef 51Length 217 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route196 m
Named routeRef 51Length 196 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route63 m
Named routeRef 51Length 63 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route41 m
Named routeRef 51Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route125 m
Named routeRef 51Length 125 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface pavementslabs
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cheveley - Church of St Mary's & Holy Host Of Heaven

Cheveley - Church of St Mary's & Holy Host Of Heaven

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