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St Rumbold's Church

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

50.95980, -1.95408

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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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Frog Orchid, Chalk Rock-bristle, Wayfaring-tree +54 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Frog Orchid, Chalk Rock-bristle, Wayfaring-tree +54 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Glow-worm, Garden Chafer, Small Bloody-nosed Beetle +15 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Glow-worm, Garden Chafer, Small Bloody-nosed Beetle +15 more · last seen 2026

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: The Hardy Way

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cranborne Droves WayWalking route

The route of the Cranborne Droves Way walkers route between Win Green where it links with Wessex Ridgeway and Salisbury where it links with the Sarsen Way

Named routeRegional walking route
Shire RackWalking route

Path following the Dorset-Wiltshire border

Named route
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Hardy WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fordingbridge Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Cranborne Droves Way TrailMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

11 public paths nearby

Public paths
Earthpits Lanerestricted byway · 813 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 813 mSurface groundPath type: track
Earthpits Lanebridleway · 163 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 163 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St Rumbold's Church, Pentridge

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Rumbold's Church, Pentridge

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✦ST GILES' HOUSEHistoric site4.9 km→✦Two linear earthworks, two barrows and Iron Age and Romano-British settlements on Tidpit Common DownHistoric site3.5 km→✦BOVERIDGE HOUSE SCHOOLHistoric site4.8 km→✦Bokerley Dyke, and a section of Grim's Ditch, a section of a medieval boundary bank, and two bowl barrows on and north west of Martin DownHistoric site1.6 km→✦Long barrow south-west of Vernditch ChaseHistoric site2.6 km→✦Part of Ackling Dyke (Roman road), including Roman road on Oakley DownHistoric site3.7 km→

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