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St Michael's Church

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Chaffinch
  • Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕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

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Swift, Chaffinch, Rook +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Swift, Chaffinch, Rook +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Red-tailed Bumblebee +102 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Grade II* listed building: CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL; Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Liverwort, Male-fern, Lords-and-Ladies +38 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Diamond WayWalking route106 km
Named routeRef DIALength 106 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Donnington WayWalking route100 km
Named routeLength 100 kmLocal walking route
Windrush WayWalking route22 km

Winchcombe - Bourton-on-the-Water. No longer classified as a long distance walk by the LDWA.

Named routeRef WinLength 22 km
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Oxon and Glos)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Cotswold CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef CCRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St Michael's church in late May 2013

St Michael's church in late May 2013

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