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St Mary's Church

📷 Basher Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.20943, -1.05116

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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
  • 🐕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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Firecrest, Blackbird, Great Tit +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Firecrest, Blackbird, Great Tit +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Yellow Club, Plums And Custard, False Chanterelle +12 more · last seen 2013; Fungi — Yellow Club, Plums And Custard, False Chanterelle +12 more · last seen 2013

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Green-veined White, Large White, Meadow Brown +28 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Green-veined White, Large White, Meadow Brown +28 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Fungi — False Chanterelle, Wood Blewits, Shaggy Parasol +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Three Castles PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ox Drove WayWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

15 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
Basingstoke Strategic Cycle NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route48 m
Named routeRef 23Length 48 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route14.4 km
Named routeRef 23Length 14.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route30 m
Named routeRef 23Length 30 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

4 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
The Ox Drove mountain bike routeMountain bike route
Named route
Abbotstone Down Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Scratchface Lanebyway open to all traffic · 935 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 935 mSurface badPath type: track
Scratchface Lanebyway open to all traffic · 223 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 223 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St Mary, Herriard: memorial (o)

📷 Basher Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Mary, Herriard: memorial (o)

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✦HERRIARD PARKHistoric site1 km→✦HACKWOOD PARKHistoric site4.1 km→✦THE MANOR HOUSE, UPTON GREYHistoric site4.2 km→✦MOUNDSMERE MANORHistoric site4.6 km→🐄The Egg ShedVisitor farm1.5 km→🌱(walled gardens)Urban park4.2 km→

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