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St John's Church

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

51.01280, -1.08945

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Moorhen
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Cuppacheeno — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Moorhen
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Cuppacheeno — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Best for

12 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Mute Swan +81 more · last seen 2026

Playgrounds

Strong match

Free

playground, café, parking

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Mammals — Hazel Dormouse, Natterer's Bat, Brown Long-eared Bat +11 more · last seen 2024

Family friendly

Strong match

Free

playground, café

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Hornet Robberfly, Ivy Bee, Sarcophaga teretirostris +14 more · last seen 2023

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Varies

Fungi — Melanustilospora ari, Podosphaera erigerontis-canadensis, Phoma saxifragarum +6 more · last seen 2020

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

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7 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Wayfarers WalkWalking route▾

Walbury Hill, Berkshire to Emsworth, Hampshire

Named routeRegional walking route

Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route

Itchen WayWalking route▾

Named routeRegional walking route

South Downs WayWalking route160 km▾

Named routeLength 160 kmNational walking route

Dutton Estate Walk at Hinton AmpnerWalking route6.4 km▾

Explore Ralph Duttons vision for an estate, garden & house that would blend harmoniously into the surrounding Hampshire countryside. Admire all seasons from bluebells in spring to the autumn colours & wildlife from hares to rare barbastelle bats.

Named routeLength 6.4 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route

Love Lanepublic footpath · 188 m▾

Public pathpublic footpathLength 188 mPath type: track

Floud Lanepublic footpath · 30 m▾

Public pathpublic footpathLength 30 mPath type: residential

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Cycling

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3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (Winchester loop)Cycling route▾

Named routeRegional cycle route

Discover the Hampshire South Downs by BikeCycling route▾

Named routeRef EHRegional cycle route

Route 224Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 224National Cycle Network

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Mountain biking

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6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

South Downs WayMountain bike route▾

Named routeRef 89National Cycle Network

South Downs Way alternative route through WarnfordMountain bike route▾

Named route

King Alfred's WayMountain bike route▾

King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.

Named routeRegional cycle route

East Meon Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route16 km▾

Named routeLength 16 km

Meon Valley TrailMountain bike route▾

Named routeLocal cycle route

Cheesefoot Head Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾

Named route

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Horse riding

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3 public paths nearby

Public paths

Meon Valley Trailrestricted byway · 101 m▾

Public pathrestricted bywayLength 101 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

21,392 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

21,392 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds84 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Mallard · Moorhen · Mute Swan · Coot · Tufted Duck

+79 more species

All 84 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
CootFulica atra2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
WoodlarkLullula arborea2024
TealAnas crecca2023
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2022
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great TitParus major2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
MerlinFalco columbarius2021
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2023
SwiftApus apus2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2022
MagpiePica pica2021
RookCorvus frugilegus2021
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2023
CorncrakeCrex crex2023
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
WigeonMareca penelope2022
Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
DunnockPrunella modularis2021
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor2021
LapwingVanellus vanellus2021
RedwingTurdus iliacus2020
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2020
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2020
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2020

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Mammals14 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2024

Hazel Dormouse · Natterer's Bat · Brown Long-eared Bat · Brown Hare · Hedgehog

+9 more species

All 14 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

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Reptiles2 species

springsummer

2025

Grass Snake · Slow-worm

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Insects17 species

summerautumn

2023

Hornet Robberfly · Ivy Bee · Sarcophaga teretirostris · Dark Bush-cricket · Common Red Soldier Beetle

+12 more species

All 17 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Hornet RobberflyAsilus crabroniformis2022
Ivy BeeColletes hederae
Sarcophaga teretirostrisSarcophaga teretirostris
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2021
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva

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Fungi9 species

spring

2020

Melanustilospora ari · Podosphaera erigerontis-canadensis · Phoma saxifragarum · Golovinomyces cynoglossi s. lat. · Narcissus White Mould Disease

+4 more species

All 9 fungi recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Melanustilospora ariMelanustilospora ari
Podosphaera erigerontis-canadensisPodosphaera erigerontis-canadensis
Phoma saxifragarumPhoma saxifragarum
Golovinomyces cynoglossi s. lat.Golovinomyces cynoglossi s. lat.
Narcissus White Mould DiseaseRamularia vallisumbrosae
Geranium Rust

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Plants4 species

summer

2023

Giant Hogweed · Bird's-nest Orchid · Round-leaved Fluellen · Twist-tip Feather-moss

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

21,392 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds84 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Mallard · Moorhen · Mute Swan · Coot · Tufted Duck

+79 more species

All 84 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
CootFulica atra2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
WoodlarkLullula arborea2024
TealAnas crecca2023
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2022
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great TitParus major2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
MerlinFalco columbarius2021
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2023
SwiftApus apus2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2022
MagpiePica pica2021
RookCorvus frugilegus2021
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2023
CorncrakeCrex crex2023
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
WigeonMareca penelope2022
Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
DunnockPrunella modularis2021
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor2021
LapwingVanellus vanellus2021
RedwingTurdus iliacus2020
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2020
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2020
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2020

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Mammals14 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2024

Hazel Dormouse · Natterer's Bat · Brown Long-eared Bat · Brown Hare · Hedgehog

+9 more species

All 14 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

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Reptiles2 species

springsummer

2025

Grass Snake · Slow-worm

🐝

Insects17 species

summerautumn

2023

Hornet Robberfly · Ivy Bee · Sarcophaga teretirostris · Dark Bush-cricket · Common Red Soldier Beetle

+12 more species

All 17 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Hornet RobberflyAsilus crabroniformis2022
Ivy BeeColletes hederae
Sarcophaga teretirostrisSarcophaga teretirostris
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2021
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva

🍄

Fungi9 species

spring

2020

Melanustilospora ari · Podosphaera erigerontis-canadensis · Phoma saxifragarum · Golovinomyces cynoglossi s. lat. · Narcissus White Mould Disease

+4 more species

All 9 fungi recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Melanustilospora ariMelanustilospora ari
Podosphaera erigerontis-canadensisPodosphaera erigerontis-canadensis
Phoma saxifragarumPhoma saxifragarum
Golovinomyces cynoglossi s. lat.Golovinomyces cynoglossi s. lat.
Narcissus White Mould DiseaseRamularia vallisumbrosae
Geranium Rust

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Plants4 species

summer

2023

Giant Hogweed · Bird's-nest Orchid · Round-leaved Fluellen · Twist-tip Feather-moss

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St John's Church, West Meon

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Photos

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St John's Church, West Meon

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Facilities

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Café

Cuppacheeno · 248m

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Parking

1 nearby · Free · 233m

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Playground

2 · 199m away

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£Free to visit — no entry charge
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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Part of an Anglo-Saxon cemetery, possible structure and Bronze Age ring ditch at land between the A32 and Marlands Lane, West Meon, HampshireHistoric site300 m→✦WARNFORD PARKHistoric site1.9 km→✦BRAMDEAN HOUSEHistoric site4.9 km→✦Old Winchester Hill Iron Age FortHistoric site3.6 km→✦Hillfort, oval barrow, round barrows, field systems and earthwork enclosure on Old Winchester HillHistoric site3.6 km→✦Round barrow cemetery and hollow ways on Beacon HillHistoric site3.7 km→