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St Paul'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· Free

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Jackdaw +52 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Jackdaw +52 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Oak Moss, Physcia tenella +34 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Oak Moss, Physcia tenella +34 more · last seen 2015

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Marbled Carpet, Brimstone Moth, Small White +199 more · last seen 2021; Insects — Common Marbled Carpet, Brimstone Moth, Small White +199 more · last seen 2021

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bramble, Meadow Fescue, Pignut +119 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Bramble, Meadow Fescue, Pignut +119 more · last seen 2018

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Raspberry, Guelder-rose +17 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Heart of England WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
Diamond WayWalking route106 km
Named routeRef DIALength 106 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Cotswold Line Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route84 m
Named routeRef 442Length 84 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route84 m
Named routeRef 442Length 84 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface grass
Main RouteCycling route225 m
Named routeRef 442Length 225 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St Paul, Broadwell: shadows in the churchyard

St Paul, Broadwell: shadows in the churchyard

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