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St Martin's Church

📷 John Lord · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

50.67889, -2.38531

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Chaffinch +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Chaffinch +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large White +62 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large White +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Heritage

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 50: Ferrybridge to Lulworth Cove)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Portland to LulworthWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
South Dorset RidgewayWalking route
Named routeRef SDRRegional walking route
Frome Valley WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

48 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Frome Valley Cycle TrailCycling route

Dorset trail

Named routeRef FVTLocal cycle route
Route 26Cycling route
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 26Cycling route
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route32 m
Named routeRef 2Length 32 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route148 m
Named routeRef 26Length 148 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Bramble Drovebridleway · 216 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 216 mPath type: residential
Watergates Lanebridleway · 32 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 32 mPath type: unclassified
Watergates Lanebridleway · 201 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 201 mPath type: unclassified
Osmington Drovebridleway · 633 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 633 mPath type: bridleway
South Drovebridleway · 565 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 565 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St Martin's Church, Broadmayne

📷 John Lord · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Martin's Church, Broadmayne

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Useful places within 5 km

🌱Knighton Reserve SANGUrban park3.2 km→🌱Fordington GreenUrban park4.9 km→✦Multi-period archaeological landscape centred on and including a slight univallate hillfort called Chalbury, two bowl barrows, part of a Bronze Age urnfield and a series of medieval strip fieldsHistoric site4.4 km→✦Preston Roman villaHistoric site4.7 km→🌱Kings Road ParkUrban park4.8 km→✦Medieval settlement remains at WhitcombeHistoric site2 km→

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