Bowl barrow 100m north west of Studland Bay House
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Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🌳Ancient
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
50.64719, -1.95573
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦107+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Carrion Crow
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦107+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Carrion Crow
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
7 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +104 more · last seen 2026
Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +104 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Keeled Skimmer, Common Darter, Black-tailed Skimmer +20 more · last seen 2025
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Juniper Haircap, Heath Plait-moss, Dwarf Swan-neck Moss +22 more · last seen 2026
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km19 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Purbeck WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 52: Worth Matravers to South Haven Point)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
South West Coast Path (alternative route)Walking route▾
Named routeRef (SWCP)National walking route
Poole Coast PathWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Two Bays WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
34 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route▾
National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Poole Harbour Trails - ACycling route▾
Named routeRef pht-aLocal cycle route
Poole Harbour Trails - BCycling route▾
Named routeRef pht-bLocal cycle route
Swanage LCNCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Purbeck RideCycling route▾
Named routeRef 6Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route289 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 289 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rempstone RideMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef 2
Studland Bike RideMountain bike route▾
Priest's WayMountain bike route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Poole Harbour Trails - OwerMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef pht-oLocal cycle route
14 public paths nearby
Public paths
Wadmore Lanebridleway · 98 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 98 mSurface compactedPath type: unclassified
Photos
21 photos from nearby open sources
Studland Bay - Tennis Courts With a Sea View
Photos
Studland Bay - Tennis Courts With a Sea View
Facilities
🅿️Parking
Middle Beach Car Park · Paid · 418m
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
53,887 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
53,887 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds107 species
summerautumn
2026Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Great Crested Grebe
+102 more speciesHide species list
Sika Deer · Beaver · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare
+2 more speciesHide species list
All 7 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Sika DeerCervus nippon
- BeaverCastor fiber2025
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
- Fallow Deer
🦎Reptiles2 species
summerautumn
2025Common Lizard · Sand Lizard
Keeled Skimmer · Common Darter · Black-tailed Skimmer · Emperor Dragonfly · Eristalis tenax
+18 more speciesHide species list
All 23 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Mottled GrasshopperMyrmeleotettix maculatus
Juniper Haircap · Heath Plait-moss · Dwarf Swan-neck Moss · Broom Fork-moss · Heath Star Moss
+20 more speciesHide species list
All 25 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum
- Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum
- Dwarf Swan-neck MossCampylopus pyriformis
- Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
- Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
53,887 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds107 species
summerautumn
2026Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Great Crested Grebe
+102 more speciesHide species list
Sika Deer · Beaver · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare
+2 more speciesHide species list
All 7 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Sika DeerCervus nippon
- BeaverCastor fiber2025
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
- Fallow Deer
🦎Reptiles2 species
summerautumn
2025Common Lizard · Sand Lizard
Keeled Skimmer · Common Darter · Black-tailed Skimmer · Emperor Dragonfly · Eristalis tenax
+18 more speciesHide species list
All 23 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Mottled GrasshopperMyrmeleotettix maculatus
Juniper Haircap · Heath Plait-moss · Dwarf Swan-neck Moss · Broom Fork-moss · Heath Star Moss
+20 more speciesHide species list
All 25 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum
- Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum
- Dwarf Swan-neck MossCampylopus pyriformis
- Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
- Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dama dama2025
Dama dama2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025Small Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellumSmall Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellum7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataRed Wood AntFormica rufaRed Wood AntFormica rufaLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusCommon Ground-hopperTetrix undulataCommon Ground-hopperTetrix undulataHornet RobberflyAsilus crabroniformisHornet RobberflyAsilus crabroniformisLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaBloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosaBloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosaMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaRuddy DarterSympetrum sanguineumRuddy DarterSympetrum sanguineumWood Tiger BeetleCicindela sylvaticaWood Tiger BeetleCicindela sylvaticaEmerald DamselflyLestes sponsaEmerald DamselflyLestes sponsaDune RobberflyPhilonicus albicepsDune RobberflyPhilonicus albicepsEven ScalewortRadula complanataEven ScalewortRadula complanataCypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiformeCypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiformeDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataWall Screw-mossTortula muralisWall Screw-mossTortula muralisFairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicinaFairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicinaLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaRedshankCeratodon purpureusRedshankCeratodon purpureusBank HaircapPolytrichum formosumBank HaircapPolytrichum formosumRed-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberiRed-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberiNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesLeucobryum glaucumLeucobryum glaucumLeucobryum glaucumLeucobryum glaucumLyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyelliiLyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyelliiCommon Cord-mossFunaria hygrometricaCommon Cord-mossFunaria hygrometricaForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataStreblotrichum convolutumStreblotrichum convolutumStreblotrichum convolutumStreblotrichum convolutumSilky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromallaSilky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromallaEvents & activities nearby
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