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St Margaret's Church

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Goldfinch, Blackbird +42 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Goldfinch, Blackbird +42 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, Eristalis tenax +207 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, Eristalis tenax +207 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hawthorn, Holly, Primrose +150 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hawthorn, Holly, Primrose +150 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Hazel, Common Nettle +17 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Wessex RidgewayWalking route
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
Claybushpublic footpath · 54 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 54 mPath type: residential
Ridgewaypublic footpath · 51 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 51 mPath type: residential
🚴

Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 24Cycling route
Named routeRef 24National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Tisbury Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route177 m
Named routeRef 24Length 177 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.4 km
Named routeRef 24Length 3.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route30 m
Named routeRef 24Length 30 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route
Named routeListed length 207km
🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Claybushbyway open to all traffic · 68 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 68 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Chest tomb, Church of St. Margaret of Antioch

Chest tomb, Church of St. Margaret of Antioch

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