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St Roch'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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — King Alfred's Cakes, Candlesnuff Fungus, Turkeytail +270 more · last seen 2023; Fungi — King Alfred's Cakes, Candlesnuff Fungus, Turkeytail +270 more · last seen 2023

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Wigeon, Mediterranean Gull, Yellow-legged Gull +32 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wigeon, Mediterranean Gull, Yellow-legged Gull +32 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Feather-moss, Silky Wall Feather-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +73 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Common Feather-moss, Silky Wall Feather-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +73 more · last seen 2020

Free

Foraging

Fungi — Jelly Ear, Stubble Rosegill, Madarch y Maes +23 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Red Admiral +23 more · last seen 2021; Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Red Admiral +23 more · last seen 2021

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 8 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
River Parrett TrailWalking route80 km
Named routeRef RPTLength 80 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 26Cycling route
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
South Somerset CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 26Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km
Named routeRef 26Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route246 m
Named routeRef 26Length 246 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route547 m
Named routeRef 26Length 547 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Interior, Church of Saint Roch, Pendomer

Interior, Church of Saint Roch, Pendomer

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