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St Mary's Church

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.20443, -3.03816

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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
Parking· Paid

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Robin +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Robin +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Upright Chickweed, Early Hair-grass, Festuca rubra subsp. rubra +143 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Upright Chickweed, Early Hair-grass, Festuca rubra subsp. rubra +143 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Upright Chickweed, Sheep's Sorrel, Bulrush +8 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Southern Hawker, Red-legged Shieldbug, Birch Shieldbug +35 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Southern Hawker, Red-legged Shieldbug, Birch Shieldbug +35 more · last seen 2026

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Offa's Dyke Path

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km
Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route
Mortimer TrailWalking route48 km
Named routeLength 48 kmRegional walking route
Herefordshire TrailWalking route246.5 km
Named routeLength 246.5 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Wales & border)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Radnor RingCycling route
Named routeRef 825National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 825Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.2 km
Named routeRef 825Length 5.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 825Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route535 m
Named routeRef 825Length 535 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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St Mary's church, Kington

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Mary's church, Kington

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