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St Mary's Church

📷 Maigheach-gheal · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

50.84671, -2.15509

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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 National Cycle Network 250
  • 🐕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
Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large White, Small White, Meadow Brown +50 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Small White, Meadow Brown +50 more · last seen 2025

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network 250

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Stour Valley Way

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Walk at White Mill and Shapwick, Kingston LacyWalking route6.4 km

Fairly flat walk on grass and gravel tracks and short distances on country lanes. At times the path by the Stour will be flooded and river banks can be slippery.

Named routeLength 6.4 kmDuration 02:30Round tripLocal walking route
Stour Valley WayWalking route100 km
Named routeRef SVWLength 100 kmRegional walking route
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

36 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 25Cycling route
Named routeRef 25National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network 250Cycling route
Named routeRef 250National Cycle Network
North Dorset Cycle WayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route81 m
Named routeRef 25Length 81 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route536 m
Named routeRef 25Length 536 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km
Named routeRef 250Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Ward's Drovebridleway · 135 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 135 mSurface gravelPath type: service
Ward's Drovebridleway · 1.6 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.6 kmSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
Ward's Drovebridleway · 173 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 173 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St Mary's Church, Blandford St Mary

📷 Maigheach-gheal · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Mary's Church, Blandford St Mary

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Disused Drinking FountainHistoric site1.2 km→🌱Stour ParkUrban park900 m→✦St Leonard's ChapelHistoric site1.2 km→🌱Woodhouse GardensUrban park1.3 km→🌱Woodhouse GardenUrban park1.3 km→✦Medieval standing cross 50m east of St Peter's ChurchHistoric site4.4 km→

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