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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
50.83867, -2.60845
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Rook
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 279m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Rook
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 279m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Rook, Wren +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Rook, Wren +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Large White +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
Grade II* listed building: Church of St Osmond; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Frome Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Wessex RidgewayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 26Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
Frome Valley Cycle TrailCycling route▾
Dorset trail
Named routeRef FVTLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km▾
Named routeRef 26Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route402 m▾
Named routeRef 26Length 402 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route456 m▾
Named routeRef 26Length 456 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route493 m▾
Named routeRef 26Length 493 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeListed length 207km
7 public paths nearby
Public paths
Rocks Lanebridleway · 287 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 287 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Park Lanebridleway · 251 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 251 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Dirty Lanebridleway · 469 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 469 mSurface dirtPath type: track
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St Osmund's Church, Salisbury
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
3,000 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,000 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springsummer
2026▾
Swallow · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Wren · Rook +36
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummer
2025▾
Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Red Fox · Badger
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023
- BadgerMeles meles2023
🦎Reptiles1 species
springsummer
2025▾
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2023
🐝Insects13 species
springsummer
2025▾
Lesser Stag Beetle · Glow-worm · Bloody-nosed Beetle · Alder Leaf Beetle · Red-legged Shieldbug +8
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2024
- Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa2024
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2023
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Green Shieldbug
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,000 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springsummer
2026▾
Swallow · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Wren · Rook +36
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummer
2025▾
Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Red Fox · Badger
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023
- BadgerMeles meles2023
🦎Reptiles1 species
springsummer
2025▾
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2023
🐝Insects13 species
springsummer
2025▾
Lesser Stag Beetle · Glow-worm · Bloody-nosed Beetle · Alder Leaf Beetle · Red-legged Shieldbug +8
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2024
- Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa2024
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2023
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Green Shieldbug
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Palomena prasina2024
Palomena prasina2024
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024Larinus carlinaeLarinus carlinae2024Larinus carlinaeLarinus carlinae2024Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2024Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2024Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum202416-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata202316-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2023