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St Michael's Church

📷 Martin Richard Phelan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.81401, -2.08581

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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
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Robin +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Robin +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Polycephalomyces tomentosus, Psathyrella leucotephra, Snowy Inkcap · last seen 2024; Fungi — Polycephalomyces tomentosus, Psathyrella leucotephra, Snowy Inkcap · last seen 2024

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Blaps mortisaga, Reduvius personatus, Common Red Soldier Beetle +5 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Blaps mortisaga, Reduvius personatus, Common Red Soldier Beetle +5 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
Wysis WayWalking route88.5 km

Long distance footpath forming a link between the Thames and the Wye

Named routeRef WYSLength 88.5 kmRegional walking route
Gustav Holst Way (Cranham Church to Crickley Hill)Walking route5.7 km
Named routeLength 5.7 kmRegional walking route
Gustav Holst Way (Crickley Hill to Holst Birthplace Museum)Walking route7.2 km
Named routeLength 7.2 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Cotswold CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef CCRegional cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths
Brimpsfield Parkbridleway · 236 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 236 mPath type: service
Brimpsfield Parkbridleway · 224 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 224 mPath type: service
Brimpsfield Parkbridleway · 101 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 101 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St Michael's Church - What, no window? - Brimpsfield, Gloucestershire

📷 Martin Richard Phelan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Michael's Church - What, no window? - Brimpsfield, Gloucestershire

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✦Crickley Hill Country ParkHistoric site3.7 km→🌱Crickley Hill Country ParkUrban park3.7 km→🏞️CRICKLEY HILLCountry park3.7 km→✦Crickley Hill campHistoric site3.6 km→✦Crickley Hill CampHistoric site3.6 km→✦COWLEY MANORHistoric site2.8 km→

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