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Underhill Methodist Church

📷 Roger Templeman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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50.55921, -2.44037

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Tea Cosy — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Tea Cosy — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Goldfinch, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Goldfinch, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Eristalis tenax, Meliscaeva auricollis, Batman Hoverfly +4 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Good match

café

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: King Charles III England Coast Path: Portland to Lulworth

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

South West Coast Path (Section 48: Abbotsbury to Ferrybridge)Walking route

Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

South West Coast Path (Section 49: Isle of Portland Circuit)Walking route

Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

South West Coast Path (Section 50: Ferrybridge to Lulworth Cove)Walking route

Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Portland to LulworthWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

26 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Network Route 26Cycling route

Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network

Rodwell TrailCycling route

Named route

N/ACycling route105 m

Named routeLength 105 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route304 m

Named routeRef 26Length 304 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.6 km

Named routeRef 26Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route598 m

Named routeRef 26Length 598 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

58,910 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

58,910 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds35 species

winter

2026

Magpie · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Robin · Woodpigeon +30

MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2026

Wall Lizard

Wall LizardPodarcis muralis

🐝

Insects7 species

spring

2026

Eristalis tenax · Meliscaeva auricollis · Batman Hoverfly · Scathophaga stercoraria · Melanostoma scalare +2

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Marmalade Hoverfly

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

58,910 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds35 species

winter

2026

Magpie · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Robin · Woodpigeon +30

MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2026

Wall Lizard

Wall LizardPodarcis muralis

🐝

Insects7 species

spring

2026

Eristalis tenax · Meliscaeva auricollis · Batman Hoverfly · Scathophaga stercoraria · Melanostoma scalare +2

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Marmalade Hoverfly

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Roger Templeman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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