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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

  • ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
  • 🍄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
Toilets

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Peregrine, Woodpigeon, Song Thrush +48 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Peregrine, Woodpigeon, Song Thrush +48 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Eristalis tenax +187 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Eristalis tenax +187 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bee Orchid, Common Spotted-orchid, Herb-Robert +59 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bee Orchid, Common Spotted-orchid, Herb-Robert +59 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Artist's Bracket, Splitgill, Podosphaera filipendulae +5 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Artist's Bracket, Splitgill, Podosphaera filipendulae +5 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wales Coast Path (South Wales)Walking route
Named routeRef WCPNational walking route
Rhymney River CircularWalking route
Named routeRef Rhymney River CircularLocal walking route
Forge WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Rhymney Valley Ridgeway WalkWalking route
Named routeRef Rhymney Valley Ridgeway WalkRegional walking route
Cambrian WayWalking route
Named routeNational walking route
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Cycling

89 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 88Cycling route
Named routeRef 88National Cycle Network
Link to NCN 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Rhymney TrailCycling route
Named routeRef RTLocal cycle route
Cycleway 1 (Proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef CW1Local cycle route
Cycleway 2 (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef CW2Local cycle route
Rhymney Trail (Proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef NCN468 (Proposed)Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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St Michael's Church, Michaelston-y-Fedw

St Michael's Church, Michaelston-y-Fedw

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