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St Michael's Church

📷 Peter Stack · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.85610, 1.16312

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground 171m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Swallow, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +91 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swallow, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +91 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Pedunculate Oak, Common Sorrel +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Nettle, Pedunculate Oak, Wood Avens +106 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Common Nettle, Pedunculate Oak, Wood Avens +106 more · last seen 2023

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 public paths nearby

Public paths
New Town Roadpublic footpath · 161 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 161 mPath type: residential
New Town Roadpublic footpath · 152 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 152 mPath type: residential
Mill Lanepublic footpath · 298 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 298 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
NCN 150Cycling route
Named routeRef 150National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route378 m
Named routeRef 150Length 378 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route672 m
Named routeRef 150Length 672 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route245 m
Named routeRef 150Length 245 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St Michael's Church, Thorpe-le-Soken, Essex

📷 Peter Stack · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Michael's Church, Thorpe-le-Soken, Essex

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🌱Little Clacton Meadow Millennium GreenUrban park3.3 km→🌱Carisbrooke Avenue Playing FieldsUrban park4.7 km→✦THORPE HALLHistoric site500 m→✦Beaumont Quay, Hamford Water: a 19th century quay and lime kilnHistoric site2.1 km→🌱Brook County ParkUrban park4.9 km→🐄Brooklynne Farm ShopVisitor farm2.8 km→

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