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St Nectan's Church

📷 Dave Kelly · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

50.93802, -4.52352

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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
  • 🐕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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Robin, Kestrel +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Kestrel +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Brimstone +130 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Brimstone +130 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Lesser Celandine, Dandelion +105 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Bluebell, Lesser Celandine, Dandelion +105 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Plants — Dandelion, Hogweed, Hawthorn +11 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South West Coast Path (Section 10: Hartland Quay to Bude)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Hawker's Hut walk, North CornwallWalking route1.6 km

A well signed and reasonably flat, circular walk. The ground can get muddy, expecially after rain. Wear some good footwear.

Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 0:45Round trip
Morwenstow circular walk, North CornwallWalking route4.8 km

Variety of terrain, including slopes, uneven ground, steps, stiles and unfenced clifftops. Occasionally muddy in parts.

Named routeLength 4.8 kmDuration 1:30Round tripLocal walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Welcombe, St Nectan's church

📷 Dave Kelly · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Welcombe, St Nectan's church

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Stone cross in parish churchyardHistoric site3.9 km→✦Embury Beacon campHistoric site1.5 km→✦Bowl barrow 70m north east of KillarneyHistoric site4.6 km→✦Group of four round barrows E of BottaboroughHistoric site4.9 km→⛪Morwenstow Methodist ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→⛪St Morwenna and St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds3.9 km→

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