Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.07413, -2.17243
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swallow and Robin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 178m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swallow and Robin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 178m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swallow, Robin, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: CHURCH OF ST MARY; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Birds — Swallow, Robin, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Glow-worm, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Meadow Brown +79 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Yew, Hart's-Tongue, Early-purple Orchid +160 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km▾
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
National BywayCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Tisbury Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBLocal cycle route
North Dorset Cycle WayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeListed length 207km
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
East Knoyle, St, Mary's Church: North eastern aspect
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
4,688 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,688 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springsummerwinter
2026▾
Swallow · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon +38
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
🦌Mammals8 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Roe Deer · Hazel Dormouse · Muntjac · Brown Hare · Red Fox +3
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Hedgehog
🦎Reptiles1 species
springsummer
2025▾
Slow-worm
Bombus lucorum · Tree Bumblebee · Azure Damselfly · Polydrusus formosus · Common Darter +17
- Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2023
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2023
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
- Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
🌿Plants3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Yew · Cuckooflower · Yellow-rattle
- YewTaxus baccata
- CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024
- Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,688 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springsummerwinter
2026▾
Swallow · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon +38
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
🦌Mammals8 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Roe Deer · Hazel Dormouse · Muntjac · Brown Hare · Red Fox +3
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Hedgehog
🦎Reptiles1 species
springsummer
2025▾
Slow-worm
Bombus lucorum · Tree Bumblebee · Azure Damselfly · Polydrusus formosus · Common Darter +17
- Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2023
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2023
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
- Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
🌿Plants3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Yew · Cuckooflower · Yellow-rattle
- YewTaxus baccata
- CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024
- Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Erinaceus europaeus2024
Erinaceus europaeus2024
Yellow-necked MouseApodemus flavicollis2024Yellow-necked MouseApodemus flavicollis2024Common ShrewSorex araneus2023Common ShrewSorex araneus20232024
2024
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2024Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2024Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2024Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2024BumblebeeBombus2023BumblebeeBombus2023Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2023Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2023Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2023Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2023Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2023Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2023Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciataSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisMeadow Cranesbill WeevilZacladus geraniiMeadow Cranesbill WeevilZacladus geraniiSouthern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024Xylota sylvarumXylota sylvarum2024Xylota sylvarumXylota sylvarum2024Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2023Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2023White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2023White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2023Events & activities nearby
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