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St Peter's Church

📷 Maigheach-gheal · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.32843, -2.05274

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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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Rook, Woodpigeon, Raven +36 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Rook, Woodpigeon, Raven +36 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ground-ivy, Herb-Robert, Wood Avens +226 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Ground-ivy, Herb-Robert, Wood Avens +226 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Dandelion, Common Nettle +26 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Peacock, Gatekeeper +31 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Peacock, Gatekeeper +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
White Horse TrailWalking route
Named routeRef WHTRegional walking route
Kennet and Avon Canal TrailWalking route140 km

Rivers linked by a canal. The name refers to the entire navigable length. From Bristol the way is the Avon. The canal is from Bath to Newbury. From there to Reading the way is the Kennet. 53 locks to Summit Pound (150 m asl) and 54 down to Reading.

Named routeRef K&ALength 140 kmRegional walking route
Mid Wilts WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWWRegional walking route
Wessex RidgewayWalking route
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
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Cycling

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 4Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route716 m
Named routeRef 4Length 716 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route492 m
Named routeRef 4Length 492 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route43 m
Named routeRef 4Length 43 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5 m
Named routeRef 4Length 5 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route
Named routeListed length 207km
🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Broadway Lanebyway open to all traffic · 675 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 675 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Chest tomb, St Peter's Churchyard

📷 Maigheach-gheal · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Chest tomb, St Peter's Churchyard

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Useful places within 5 km

🌱Hillworth ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Hillworth ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Blounts Court Play AreaUrban park3.3 km→🐄AviaryVisitor farm4.5 km→🪦Friends Burial GroundCemetery4.6 km→🦉DREWS POND WOODNature reserve4.5 km→

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