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St Nicholas's Church

2 ha

📷 Robert Edwards · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

52.28627, 0.49029

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 362m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Viper's-bugloss, Common Stork's-bill, Common Centaury +40 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Viper's-bugloss, Common Stork's-bill, Common Centaury +40 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Black Ant, 7-spot Ladybird, Field Grasshopper +321 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Black Ant, 7-spot Ladybird, Field Grasshopper +321 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Plants — Elder, Thyme-leaved Speedwell, Bristly Oxtongue +4 more foraging species

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Freckenham Circular WalkWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Wolf WayCycling route400 km
Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route217 m
Named routeRef 51Length 217 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.3 km
Named routeRef 51Length 4.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route426 m
Named routeRef 51Length 426 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route595 m
Named routeRef 51Length 595 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St. Nicholas; the parish church of Kennett

📷 Robert Edwards · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St. Nicholas; the parish church of Kennett

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦CHIPPENHAM HALLHistoric site3.6 km→✦Three bowl barrows 750m south west of Pin FarmHistoric site2.5 km→✦Packhorse bridgeHistoric site3.7 km→🌱Chippenham Village Recreation GroundUrban park3.8 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3.8 km→🌱Chippenham Childrens Play AreaUrban park4 km→

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