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St Peter and St Paul's Church

📷 Robert Edwards · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.95145, 0.85174

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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
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • 🛝Playground 208m 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

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Spotted Flycatcher, Woodpigeon +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Spotted Flycatcher, Woodpigeon +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Meadow Brown, Azure Damselfly +76 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Meadow Brown, Azure Damselfly +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Bluebell, Cleavers +69 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Bluebell, Cleavers +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Elder, Pedunculate Oak +10 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Colchester Orbital West AWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Colne Valley PathWalking route37 km
Named routeLength 37 kmLocal walking route
St Edmund WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 142kmRegional walking route
Stour Valley Path part 2Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Great Horks 20public footpath · 665 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 665 mPath type: footway
Great Horks 17public footpath · 333 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 333 mSurface groundPath type: footway
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Cycling

40 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Colchester Orbital CycleCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Highwoods RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
South Suffolk Cycle Route A2 (Bures Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef A2Regional cycle route
Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
School Lanebyway open to all traffic · 892 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 892 mSurface asphaltPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St. Peter and St. Paul's church, Little Horkesley, Essex - geograph.org.uk - 145300

📷 Robert Edwards · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

St. Peter and St. Paul's church, Little Horkesley, Essex - geograph.org.uk - 145300

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