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St Mary's Church

📷 roger geach · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

50.98063, -1.70040

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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
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch +46 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

playground

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Speckled Wood +20 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Speckled Wood +20 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

playground

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Avon Valley PathWalking route55 km
Named routeRef AVPLength 55 kmRegional walking route
Old Sarum WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Hale Purley Figure of Eight Walk, SW HantsWalking route4.8 km

Walk through Hale Purley, crossing streams with views of the common's valleys & mires. Look out for butterflies, dragonflies, stonechats and Dartford warblers in the gorse. Gravel paths with wet patches & a fairly steep descent & climb at the start & end

Named routeLength 4.8 kmDuration 01:00-01:30Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Wiltshire Cycleway New Forest LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
New Forest Cycle RoutesCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Downton spurCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Redlynch church and grave yard

📷 roger geach · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Redlynch church and grave yard

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Downton Millennium GreenUrban park3.6 km→✦The Moot: a ringwork and bailey, earlier Roman settlement remains and later garden earthworks immediately east of the River AvonHistoric site3.3 km→🌱Downton MootUrban park3.3 km→🌱The Bonvalot Memorial GardensUrban park4 km→🌱Longclose ParkUrban park4.2 km→✦THE MOOT AND MOOT HOUSE, DOWNTONHistoric site3.3 km→

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