St John's Church
Getting here
51.00038, -2.07882
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 159m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 159m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Blackening Waxcap, White Fibrecap, Bearded Tooth +54 more · last seen 2021; Fungi — Blackening Waxcap, White Fibrecap, Bearded Tooth +54 more · last seen 2021
Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Wren, Robin, Chaffinch +45 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Robin, Chaffinch +45 more · last seen 2025
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Gatekeeper +51 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Gatekeeper +51 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Ash, Lady's Bedstraw +174 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Ash, Lady's Bedstraw +174 more · last seen 2025
Foraging
Strong match
Plants — Wild Marjoram, Rough Hawkbit, Hogweed +26 more foraging species
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
4 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Cranborne Droves WayWalking route
The route of the Cranborne Droves Way walkers route between Win Green where it links with Wessex Ridgeway and Salisbury where it links with the Sarsen Way
Shire RackWalking route
Path following the Dorset-Wiltshire border
Wessex RidgewayWalking route
The Hardy WayWalking route
🚴Cycling
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km
National BywayCycling route
National Byway (Tisbury Loop)Cycling route
North Dorset Cycle WayCycling route
National Byway Dorset LoopCycling route
🚵Mountain biking
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route
Cranborne Droves Way TrailMountain bike route
🐴Horse riding
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Ashcombe Lanebridleway · 953 m
Wildlife to spot
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