St Josephs Roman Catholic Church
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🎠Play🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
50.68046, -2.22566
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café⛺Campsite🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Goldfinch +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Goldfinch +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 2
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Purbeck WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
The Hardy WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Lulworth Range WalksWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Frome Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Redbridgepublic footpath · 14 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 14 mPath type: footway
14 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
Priory RideCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Purbeck RideCycling route▾
Named routeRef 6Regional cycle route
East Lulworth RideCycling route▾
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Main RouteCycling route44 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 44 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
32,476 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
32,476 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds52 species
summerwinter
2025▾
House Sparrow · Robin · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +47
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Dartford WarblerCurruca undata
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- SwiftApus apus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
🦌Mammals8 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Sika Deer · Roe Deer · Fallow Deer · Hedgehog +3
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Sika DeerCervus nippon
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius
🦎Reptiles2 species
springautumn
2026▾
Sand Lizard · Adder
- Sand LizardLacerta agilis
- AdderVipera berus2025
Speckled Bush-cricket · Mint Leaf Beetle · Glow-worm · Hadroplontus trimaculatus
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Mint Leaf BeetleChrysolina herbacea
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- Hadroplontus trimaculatusHadroplontus trimaculatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
32,476 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds52 species
summerwinter
2025▾
House Sparrow · Robin · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +47
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Dartford WarblerCurruca undata
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- SwiftApus apus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
🦌Mammals8 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Sika Deer · Roe Deer · Fallow Deer · Hedgehog +3
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Sika DeerCervus nippon
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius
🦎Reptiles2 species
springautumn
2026▾
Sand Lizard · Adder
- Sand LizardLacerta agilis
- AdderVipera berus2025
Speckled Bush-cricket · Mint Leaf Beetle · Glow-worm · Hadroplontus trimaculatus
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Mint Leaf BeetleChrysolina herbacea
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- Hadroplontus trimaculatusHadroplontus trimaculatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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