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St Michael's Church

📷 paul wood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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51.87403, -2.54541

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Green Tiger Beetle, Minotaur Beetle, Endomychus coccineus · last seen 2025; Insects — Green Tiger Beetle, Minotaur Beetle, Endomychus coccineus · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Pink Purslane · last seen 2024; Plants — Pink Purslane · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km

Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route

Wye Valley WalkWalking route218 km

Named routeRef WVWLength 218 kmRegional walking route

Herefordshire TrailWalking route246.5 km

Named routeLength 246.5 kmRegional walking route

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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Proposed NCN 44Cycling route

Named routeRef 44National Cycle Network

Lydbrook LinkCycling route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

5,054 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,054 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds41 species

spring

2025

Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon · Wren · Great Tit +36

BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
NuthatchSitta europaea
RavenCorvus corax
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
DunnockPrunella modularis
SiskinSpinus spinus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
House SparrowPasser domesticus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
LinnetLinaria cannabina
JayGarrulus glandarius
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Stock DoveColumba oenas
MagpiePica pica
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WhitethroatCurruca communis

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2025

Green Tiger Beetle

Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,054 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds41 species

spring

2025

Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon · Wren · Great Tit +36

BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
NuthatchSitta europaea
RavenCorvus corax
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
DunnockPrunella modularis
SiskinSpinus spinus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
House SparrowPasser domesticus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
LinnetLinaria cannabina
JayGarrulus glandarius
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Stock DoveColumba oenas
MagpiePica pica
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WhitethroatCurruca communis

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2025

Green Tiger Beetle

Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 paul wood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds3.9 km→🌱Lower Lydbrook ParkUrban park4 km→✦Kerne BridgeHistoric site4.5 km→🌱Deanhill ParkUrban park4.9 km→✦Great Howle CampHistoric site1.5 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds3.8 km→

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