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St Mary's Church

📷 Ian S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

50.75307, -2.53010

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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
  • 🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Route 26
  • 🐕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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Sandpiper, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Sandpiper, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Gatekeeper +292 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Gatekeeper +292 more · last seen 2026

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Route 26

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Frome Valley Way

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Frome Valley WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Wessex RidgewayWalking route
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

35 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 26Cycling route
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
Frome Valley Cycle TrailCycling route

Dorset trail

Named routeRef FVTLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route388 m
Named routeRef 26Length 388 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route463 m
Named routeRef 26Length 463 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route38 m
Named routeRef 26Length 38 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface rocky
Main RouteCycling route970 m
Named routeRef 26Length 970 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

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

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St Mary's Church Frampton

📷 Ian S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Mary's Church Frampton

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✦Multi-period landscape including an Iron Age or Romano British settlement, part of an associated field system, six bowl barrows and an enclosure 600m south east of Langford FarmHistoric site1.9 km→✦Field system W of Fore HillHistoric site3.6 km→🌱Tibbs Hollow Picnic SiteUrban park900 m→✦Enclosed Iron Age farmstead and part of an associated field system 215m west of New BarnHistoric site4.1 km→✦Discontinuous surviving sections of Roman aqueductHistoric site4.7 km→✦Part of a Later Iron Age or Romano-British settlement 590m north west of Compton BarnHistoric site4.9 km→

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