The Church of St Mary the Virgin
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
50.77668, -1.72990
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- ⛪Churchyard walks is at its best in summer here
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- ⛪Churchyard walks is at its best in summer here
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Chaffinch +79 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Chaffinch +79 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Western Honey Bee, Common Carder Bee +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Green-winged Orchid · last seen 2022
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Avon Valley PathWalking route55 km▾
Named routeRef AVPLength 55 kmRegional walking route
West LaneWalking route▾
Named routeRef br-710
Stour Valley WayWalking route100 km▾
Named routeRef SVWLength 100 kmRegional walking route
Christchurch Bay WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
64 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mude Valley GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef MVG 3Local cycle route
National Route 256Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 256National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 2 South Mundham to ChristchurchCycling route▾
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Avon Tyrrell Blue TrailCycling route▾
Stour Valley CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 2Cycling route▾
National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Avon Tyrrell Red TrailMountain bike route▾
Photos
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Bransgore
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
8,025 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,025 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds56 species
springsummer
2025▾
Robin · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Chiffchaff · Blue Tit +51
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- TealAnas crecca
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- CootFulica atra
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- GadwallMareca strepera
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- MagpiePica pica
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
Badger
🐝Insects15 species
springsummer
2025▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Wood Cricket · Common Cockchafer · Stag Beetle · Meadow Grasshopper +10
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Wood CricketNemobius sylvestris
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
- Stag BeetleLucanus cervus
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,025 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds56 species
springsummer
2025▾
Robin · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Chiffchaff · Blue Tit +51
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- TealAnas crecca
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- CootFulica atra
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- GadwallMareca strepera
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- MagpiePica pica
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
Badger
🐝Insects15 species
springsummer
2025▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Wood Cricket · Common Cockchafer · Stag Beetle · Meadow Grasshopper +10
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Wood CricketNemobius sylvestris
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
- Stag BeetleLucanus cervus
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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