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St Mary's Church

📷 Chris Downer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

50.91355, -2.10785

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground 265m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Yellowhammer, Chaffinch, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Yellowhammer, Chaffinch, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Common Puffball, Lemon Disco, Grooved Bonnet +118 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Common Puffball, Lemon Disco, Grooved Bonnet +118 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Brimstone, Peacock +83 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small White, Brimstone, Peacock +83 more · last seen 2024

Free

Playgrounds

playground

Free

Foraging

Fungi — Coesyn Melfed, Jelly Ear, Madarch y Coed +8 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Shire RackWalking route

Path following the Dorset-Wiltshire border

Named route
Wessex RidgewayWalking route
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Hardy WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 25Cycling route
Named routeRef 25National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
North Dorset Cycle WayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
National Byway Dorset LoopCycling route
Named routeRef NB LoopLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route3.3 km
Named routeRef 25Length 3.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Tarrant Gunville: parish church of St. Mary

📷 Chris Downer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Tarrant Gunville: parish church of St. Mary

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🌱Larmer Tree GardensUrban park4.6 km→✦LARMER TREE GROUNDSHistoric site4.6 km→✦EASTBURYHistoric site900 m→✦Romano-British settlement and two bowl barrows on Blandford Race Down 450m south east of Telegraph ClumpHistoric site3.5 km→✦Long barrow and a round barrow cemetery at Telegraph Clump on Blandford Race DownHistoric site3.3 km→✦Medieval standing cross 50m east of St Peter's ChurchHistoric site3.9 km→

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