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St Swithun's Church

📷 Basher Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.27189, -1.00231

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 347m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Brimstone, Silo nigricornis +96 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Speckled Wood, Brimstone, Silo nigricornis +96 more · last seen 2023

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Variable-leaved Crestwort, Common Pocket-moss, Himalayan Balsam +14 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Variable-leaved Crestwort, Common Pocket-moss, Himalayan Balsam +14 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Heritage

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Castles PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Basingstoke CanalWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Great Binfield,BasingstokeWalking route
Named routeRef GBB
🚴

Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network
Odiham circular (Cycling Discoveries in and Around North Hampshire)Cycling route
Named routeRef 2: Odiham circularRegional cycle route
Calleva TrailCycling route
Named routeRef Calleva TrailRegional cycle route
Basingstoke Strategic Cycle NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Chineham to Town Centre Accessibility ImprovementsCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Hook LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal TowpathMountain bike route
Named 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
Cliddesden Duck Pond (Cycling Discoveries for Mountain Bikes in and Around North Hampshire)Mountain bike route
Named routeRef 2: Cliddesden Duck Pond
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Coop Lanebridleway · 46 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 46 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St Swithun, Nately Scures: from the balcony (ii)

📷 Basher Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Swithun, Nately Scures: from the balcony (ii)

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