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St Peter'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
  • 🌿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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Goldfinch, Woodpigeon +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Goldfinch, Woodpigeon +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Clustered Feather-moss, Wood Bristle-moss, Flat Neckera +91 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Clustered Feather-moss, Wood Bristle-moss, Flat Neckera +91 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Red Admiral, Ringlet +36 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Meadow Brown, Red Admiral, Ringlet +36 more · last seen 2024

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Enterographa crassa, Arthonia radiata, Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. +2 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Enterographa crassa, Arthonia radiata, Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. +2 more · last seen 2014

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 5 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
Leland TrailWalking route
Named routeRef LTRegional walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Castle Cary LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
South Somerset CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Shepton Montague: Church of Saint Peter

Shepton Montague: Church of Saint Peter

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