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St Swithun's Church

📷 Peter Wood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.03007, 0.07163

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking on site — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Yellow Shell, Meadow Brown, 2-spot Ladybird +131 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Yellow Shell, Meadow Brown, 2-spot Ladybird +131 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Pyramidal Orchid, Bluebell, Giant Hogweed +4 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Pyramidal Orchid, Bluebell, Giant Hogweed +4 more · last seen 2022

Free

Heritage

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
The Pudgellpublic footpath · 74 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 74 mPath type: track
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Chalky Lanebyway open to all traffic · 1.1 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.1 kmSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Church of St Swithun at Great Chishill

📷 Peter Wood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Church of St Swithun at Great Chishill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Bran Ditch: an Anglo-Saxon bank and ditch between Fowlmere and Heydon, including an Anglo-Saxon burial ground, a section of medieval lynchet and an Iron Age enclosureHistoric site4 km→✦Barley lock-upHistoric site2.3 km→✦COKENACHHistoric site3.9 km→🐄Wood Green Animal Shelter (Heydon)Visitor farm1.1 km→⛪St Margaret of AntiochReligious grounds2.1 km→✦Pigot's Farm moated site and fishpondHistoric site4.1 km→

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