Minterne House
✦ Ancient woodland0 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🌳Ancient🦉Wildlife
Dogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
50.83625, -2.48375
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Blue Tit
- 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Blue Tit
- 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
6 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Barn Owl, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +50 more · last seen 2025
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Birds — Barn Owl, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +50 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Gatekeeper +31 more · last seen 2025
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wessex RidgewayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeListed length 207km
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
Northern face of Minterne House, Dorset
Photos
Northern face of Minterne House, Dorset
Facilities
🅿️Parking
Minterne Gardens · 175m
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
21,062 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
21,062 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds53 species
springsummer
2025Barn Owl · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Pheasant
+48 more speciesHide species list
All 53 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RavenCorvus corax
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- TealAnas crecca
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2024
Soprano Pipistrelle · Roe Deer
Meadow Brown · Small Heath · Gatekeeper · Marbled White · Common Blue
+29 more speciesHide species list
All 34 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
21,062 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds53 species
springsummer
2025Barn Owl · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Pheasant
+48 more speciesHide species list
All 53 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RavenCorvus corax
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- TealAnas crecca
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2024
Soprano Pipistrelle · Roe Deer
Meadow Brown · Small Heath · Gatekeeper · Marbled White · Common Blue
+29 more speciesHide species list
All 34 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Small White
Small White
Pieris rapae2024
Pieris rapae2024
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024Grizzled SkipperPyrgus malvae2024Grizzled SkipperPyrgus malvae2024Dingy SkipperErynnis tages2024Dingy SkipperErynnis tages2024Brown ArgusAricia agestis2024Brown ArgusAricia agestis2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Large WhitePieris brassicae2024Large WhitePieris brassicae2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Adonis BluePolyommatus bellargus2024Adonis BluePolyommatus bellargus2024Marsh FritillaryEuphydryas aurinia2024Marsh FritillaryEuphydryas aurinia2024Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024PeacockAglais io2024PeacockAglais io2024Duke of BurgundyHamearis lucina2024Duke of BurgundyHamearis lucina2024Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaSmall TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024WallLasiommata megera2024WallLasiommata megera2024Rhododendron LeafhopperGraphocephala fennahiRhododendron LeafhopperGraphocephala fennahiEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaEssex SkipperThymelicus lineola2024Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2024Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus2024Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus2024Events & activities nearby
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