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St Michael's Church

📷 Ruth Sharville · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

50.57245, -3.71663

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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
  • 🍄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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Crazed Cap, Parrot Waxcap, Charmer Pinkgill +66 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Crazed Cap, Parrot Waxcap, Charmer Pinkgill +66 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Common Marbled Carpet +64 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Common Marbled Carpet +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Fungi — Wood Blewits, Nitrous Bonnet, Scarlet Caterpillarclub +9 more foraging species

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Birch, Ash, Beech +13 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Birch, Ash, Beech +13 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Templer WayWalking route
Named routeRef TWRegional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
Yarner Wood Nature TrailWalking route
Named routeRef YWLocal walking route
Ted Hughes Poetry TrailWalking route
Named routeRef THPTLocal walking route
Liverton CircularWalking route
Named routeRef LC
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Cycling

28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN272Cycling route
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
Route 28Cycling route
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Wray Valley TrailCycling route
Named routeRef WVTLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route189 m
Named routeRef 272Length 189 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route546 m
Named routeRef 272Length 546 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St. Michael's church and churchyard, Ilsington

📷 Ruth Sharville · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St. Michael's church and churchyard, Ilsington

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🌱Mill Marsh Park,Urban park3.5 km→🌱Mill Marsh ParkUrban park3.6 km→🦉STOVERNature reserve5 km→🏞️STOVERCountry park5 km→🌱Parke Walled GardenUrban park3.2 km→✦Cromwell's ArchHistoric site3.8 km→

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