St Lawrence's Church
Getting here
50.99355, -1.74388
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 231m away — 10 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
- 🅿️Parking 231m away — 10 car parks within reach
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Cetti's Warbler +89 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Cetti's Warbler +89 more · last seen 2026
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Helophilus pendulus, Marmalade Hoverfly, Scaeva pyrastri +43 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Helophilus pendulus, Marmalade Hoverfly, Scaeva pyrastri +43 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Good match
Dogs allowed with public access
Hiking
Good match
Named hiking route nearby: Avon Valley Path
Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Field Bindweed, Beech, Purple Toadflax +4 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Field Bindweed, Beech, Purple Toadflax +4 more · last seen 2024
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
3 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Avon Valley PathWalking route55 km
Old Sarum WayWalking route
Hale Purley Figure of Eight Walk, SW HantsWalking route4.8 km
Walk through Hale Purley, crossing streams with views of the common's valleys & mires. Look out for butterflies, dragonflies, stonechats and Dartford warblers in the gorse. Gravel paths with wet patches & a fairly steep descent & climb at the start & end
Snail Creeppublic footpath · 133 m
Church Hatchpublic footpath · 67 m
🚴Cycling
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
National BywayCycling route
Wiltshire Cycleway New Forest LinkCycling route
New Forest Cycle RoutesCycling route
Downton spurCycling route
Fordingbridge to SalisburyCycling route
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Fordingbridge Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Wildlife to spot
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