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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

  • 🌞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
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Yellowfoot Dapperling, Physcia caesia, Lathagrium fuscovirens +54 more · last seen 2020; Fungi — Yellowfoot Dapperling, Physcia caesia, Lathagrium fuscovirens +54 more · last seen 2020

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +73 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +73 more · last seen 2024

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Swift, Carrion Crow, Robin +46 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swift, Carrion Crow, Robin +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — White Campion, Hogweed, Spear Thistle +204 more · last seen 2025; Plants — White Campion, Hogweed, Spear Thistle +204 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Red Dead-nettle, Pedunculate Oak +21 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Newark Park Pink TrailWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Newark Park Purple TrailWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
Chapel Walkpublic footpath · 92 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 92 mPath type: residential
🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Churchyard of the former St Michael and All Angels church, Didmarton

Churchyard of the former St Michael and All Angels church, Didmarton

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