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St Mary's Church

📷 Basher Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

50.76010, -2.12024

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Yellowhammer, Blackbird +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Yellowhammer, Blackbird +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort, Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +52 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort, Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +52 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red Admiral, Peacock, Speckled Wood +24 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Red Admiral, Peacock, Speckled Wood +24 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: The Hardy Way

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Walk at White Mill and the Droves, Kingston LacyWalking route5.1 km

Fairly flat walk on grass and gravel tracks and short distances on country lanes. The path by the Stour will be flooded some of the time through the year.

Named routeLength 5.1 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Cordite WayWalking route
Named route
Wareham Forest WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Stour Valley WayWalking route100 km
Named routeRef SVWLength 100 kmRegional walking route
Giles's Lanepublic footpath · 160 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 160 mPath type: footway
New Lanepublic footpath · 28 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 28 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Purbeck RideCycling route
Named routeRef 6Regional cycle route
Route 25Cycling route
Named routeRef 25National Cycle Network
Cycleway Poole to WarehamCycling route
Named routeRef C3Local cycle route
Poole Harbour Trails - CCycling route
Named routeRef pht-cLocal cycle route
Lawrence RideCycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Main RouteCycling route8.2 km
Named routeRef 25Length 8.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Sika TrailMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St. Mary, East Morden: memorial (d)

📷 Basher Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St. Mary, East Morden: memorial (d)

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