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St Nicholas's Church

📷 Oscar Taylor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.12750, -1.72942

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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
  • 🌿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
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Rook, Robin, Magpie +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Rook, Robin, Magpie +59 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Glow-worm, Peacock, Large White +95 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Glow-worm, Peacock, Large White +95 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Field Bindweed, Yarrow, Spear Thistle +34 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Field Bindweed, Yarrow, Spear Thistle +34 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — White Dead-nettle, Red Dead-nettle, Dropwort +2 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Clarendon WayWalking route

Winchester to Salisbury

Named routeRegional walking route
Old Sarum WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Sarsen WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
The Golden WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN 45 linkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route209 m
Named routeRef 45Length 209 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 45 linkMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route
King Alfred's WayMountain bike route

King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.

Named routeRegional cycle route
NCN 45 linkMountain bike route
Named routeRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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St Nicholas's Church

📷 Oscar Taylor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Great Amber Way ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Winterbourne Recreation GroundUrban park2.4 km→✦Figsbury RingHistoric site2.7 km→✦Roman road between A30 main road and Winterslow CornerHistoric site3.4 km→✦Bowl barrow on Earl's Farm Down within Boscombe Down Airfield, 620m south west of the covered reservoirHistoric site4.4 km→✦Newton Barrows, a round barrow cemetery on Earl's Farm DownHistoric site4.6 km→

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