St Thomas À Becket's Church
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South West › Dorset Getting here
50.91914, -2.36751
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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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Nightingale, Robin, Chiffchaff +33 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Nightingale, Robin, Chiffchaff +33 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Green-veined White +11 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Green-veined White +11 more · last seen 2025
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Stour Valley Way Walking route 100 km ▾
Named route Ref SVW Length 100 km Regional walking route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network 250 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 250 National Cycle Network
Show on map North Dorset Cycle Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 250 Length 1.3 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Photos Lydlinch: parish church of St. Thomas à Becket
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Wildlife to spot
18,253 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,253 records · National Biodiversity Network Nightingale · Robin · Chiffchaff · Wren · Blackcap +37
Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Red Kite Milvus milvus Buzzard Buteo buteo Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jay Garrulus glandarius Hobby Falco subbuteo Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Swallow Hirundo rustica Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Skylark Alauda arvensis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Tawny Owl Strix aluco Greenfinch Chloris chloris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Peregrine Falco peregrinus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Adder
Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Gatekeeper · Brimstone · Ringlet +23
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024 Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,253 records · National Biodiversity Network Nightingale · Robin · Chiffchaff · Wren · Blackcap +37
Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Red Kite Milvus milvus Buzzard Buteo buteo Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jay Garrulus glandarius Hobby Falco subbuteo Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Swallow Hirundo rustica Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Skylark Alauda arvensis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Tawny Owl Strix aluco Greenfinch Chloris chloris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Peregrine Falco peregrinus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Adder
Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Gatekeeper · Brimstone · Ringlet +23
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024 Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Marsh Fritillary Euphydryas aurinia2024
Marsh Fritillary Euphydryas aurinia2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2024
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2024
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus2024
Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus2024
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2024
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2024
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2024
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2024
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2024
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2024
White Admiral Limenitis camilla2024
White Admiral Limenitis camilla2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola2024
Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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