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St Andrew's Church

📷 Gareth James · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

50.53904, -2.42909

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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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingToilets

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Goldfinch, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Goldfinch, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Eristalis tenax, Meliscaeva auricollis, Batman Hoverfly +4 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis tenax, Meliscaeva auricollis, Batman Hoverfly +4 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Easy access

Good match

parking, toilets

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

South West Coast Path (Section 49: Isle of Portland Circuit)Walking route

Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Portland to LulworthWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Network Route 26Cycling route

Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route1.6 km

Named routeRef 26Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route598 m

Named routeRef 26Length 598 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route183 m

Named routeRef 26Length 183 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route125 m

Named routeRef 26Length 125 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks

Main RouteCycling route321 m

Named routeRef 26Length 321 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

Wildlife to spot

75,382 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

75,382 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds68 species

autumnwinter

2026

Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Robin · Carrion Crow +63

GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
RazorbillAlca torda2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Pallas's WarblerPhylloscopus proregulus2025
Red-breasted FlycatcherFicedula parva2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2025
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2025
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
WryneckJynx torquilla2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2026

Wall Lizard

Wall LizardPodarcis muralis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2025

Salamanders, Sirens and Newts

Salamanders, Sirens and NewtsCaudata

🐝

Insects7 species

spring

2026

Eristalis tenax · Meliscaeva auricollis · Batman Hoverfly · Melanostoma scalare · Platycheirus albimanus +2

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

75,382 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds68 species

autumnwinter

2026

Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Robin · Carrion Crow +63

GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
RazorbillAlca torda2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Pallas's WarblerPhylloscopus proregulus2025
Red-breasted FlycatcherFicedula parva2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2025
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2025
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
WryneckJynx torquilla2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2026

Wall Lizard

Wall LizardPodarcis muralis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2025

Salamanders, Sirens and Newts

Salamanders, Sirens and NewtsCaudata

🐝

Insects7 species

spring

2026

Eristalis tenax · Meliscaeva auricollis · Batman Hoverfly · Melanostoma scalare · Platycheirus albimanus +2

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Gareth James · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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