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St Mary'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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Nuthatch, Pheasant +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Nuthatch, Pheasant +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — St. George's Mushroom, Collybia, Common Puffball +72 more · last seen 2013; Fungi — St. George's Mushroom, Collybia, Common Puffball +72 more · last seen 2013

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Wild Basil, Marsh Thistle +59 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bluebell, Wild Basil, Marsh Thistle +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Orange-tip, Large White, Green-veined White +64 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Orange-tip, Large White, Green-veined White +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Fungi — False Chanterelle, Beech Milkcap, Tawny Funnel +18 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Castles PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Basingstoke CanalWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
St James' WayWalking route110 km
Named routeRef SJWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

37 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network
Odiham circular (Cycling Discoveries in and Around North Hampshire)Cycling route
Named routeRef 2: Odiham circularRegional cycle route
Calleva TrailCycling route
Named routeRef Calleva TrailRegional cycle route
Basingstoke Strategic Cycle NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Chineham to Town Centre Accessibility ImprovementsCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Alencon Link Accessibility ImprovementsCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cliddesden Duck Pond (Cycling Discoveries for Mountain Bikes in and Around North Hampshire)Mountain bike route
Named routeRef 2: Cliddesden Duck Pond
Ellisfield Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Abbotstone Down Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
🐴

Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths
Winslade Lanebyway open to all traffic · 788 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 788 mSurface dirtIncline upPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

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The former Church of St Mary at Winslade

The former Church of St Mary at Winslade

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