Church of Our Lady of Lourdes
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › New Forest Getting here
50.74791, -1.65514
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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 🅿️ Crossmead Ave Car Park 267m away — 20 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 🅿️ Crossmead Ave Car Park 267m away — 20 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Dartford Warbler, Firecrest, Blackbird +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Dartford Warbler, Firecrest, Blackbird +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +44 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Christchurch Bay Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
New Forest Cycle Routes Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map C14 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 2 South Mundham to Christchurch Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 4.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 4.3 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 813 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 813 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 454 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 454 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface concrete
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Lymington Station Off Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
30,984 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 30,984 records · National Biodiversity Network Dartford Warbler · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie · House Sparrow +42
Dartford Warbler Curruca undata2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Little Tern Sternula albifrons2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor2025 Greater Horseshoe Bat
Greater Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum 🦎 Reptiles 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Grass Snake · Adder
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Adder Vipera berus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 11 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Stag Beetle · Grey Bush-cricket · Long-winged Cone-head · Speckled Bush-cricket +6
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Grey Bush-cricket Platycleis albopunctata Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 30,984 records · National Biodiversity Network Dartford Warbler · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie · House Sparrow +42
Dartford Warbler Curruca undata2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Little Tern Sternula albifrons2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor2025 Greater Horseshoe Bat
Greater Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum 🦎 Reptiles 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Grass Snake · Adder
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Adder Vipera berus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 11 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Stag Beetle · Grey Bush-cricket · Long-winged Cone-head · Speckled Bush-cricket +6
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Grey Bush-cricket Platycleis albopunctata Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata
Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa 