St Edward the Martyr's Church
Plan your visit
🛝Family🎠Play🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
50.63809, -2.05712
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Jackdaw
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Courtyard Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Jackdaw
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Courtyard Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Jackdaw, Blue Tit +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Jackdaw, Blue Tit +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dark Bush-cricket, Great Green Bush-cricket, Roesel's Bush-cricket +35 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km13 signed routes nearby · 70 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Purbeck WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 51: Lulworth Cove to Worth Matravers)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 52: Worth Matravers to South Haven Point)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
The Hardy WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Priest's WayWalking route▾
Ollie Vyes Lanepublic footpath · 311 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 311 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
Hollands Closepublic footpath · 102 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 102 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Ollie Vyes Lanepublic footpath · 21 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 21 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
36 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route▾
National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Lawrence RideCycling route▾
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Castle RideCycling route▾
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Priory RideCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Poole Harbour Trails - BCycling route▾
Named routeRef pht-bLocal cycle route
Purbeck RideCycling route▾
Named routeRef 6Regional cycle route
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rempstone RideMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef 2
Studland Bike RideMountain bike route▾
Priest's WayMountain bike route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Poole Harbour Trails - ArneMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef pht-rLocal cycle route
Poole Harbour Trails - OwerMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef pht-oLocal cycle route
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Purbeck Waybridleway · 866 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 866 mSurface dirtIncline -13%Path type: bridleway
Photos
Church of St. Edward, King & Martyr, Corfe Castle
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
31,151 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
31,151 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Chiffchaff +41
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
Common Pipistrelle · Roe Deer · Sika Deer
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Sika DeerCervus nippon
Common Lizard · Wall Lizard · snakes and lizards
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Wall LizardPodarcis muralis
- snakes and lizardsSquamata
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad
Dark Bush-cricket · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Speckled Bush-cricket · Stripe-winged Grasshopper · Summer Chafer +20
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
- Stripe-winged GrasshopperStenobothrus lineatus2025
- Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale2025
Few-flowered Spike-rush
- Few-flowered Spike-rushEleocharis quinqueflora
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
31,151 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Chiffchaff +41
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
Common Pipistrelle · Roe Deer · Sika Deer
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Sika DeerCervus nippon
Common Lizard · Wall Lizard · snakes and lizards
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Wall LizardPodarcis muralis
- snakes and lizardsSquamata
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad
Dark Bush-cricket · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Speckled Bush-cricket · Stripe-winged Grasshopper · Summer Chafer +20
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
- Stripe-winged GrasshopperStenobothrus lineatus2025
- Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale2025
Few-flowered Spike-rush
- Few-flowered Spike-rushEleocharis quinqueflora
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Great Green Bush-cricket
Great Green Bush-cricket
Tettigonia viridissima2025
Tettigonia viridissima2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxGlyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2025Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2025Halesus radiatusHalesus radiatus2025Halesus radiatusHalesus radiatus2025Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2025Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2025Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2025Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2025Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Sermylassa halensisSermylassa halensis2025Sermylassa halensisSermylassa halensis2025Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Events & activities nearby
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