Bowl barrow 390m east of Tuckton Roundabout
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Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🌳Ancient
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
50.72824, -1.78478
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦106+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Starling
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦106+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Starling
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Best for
7 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Starling, Mallard +103 more · last seen 2026
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Starling, Mallard +103 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Migrant Hawker, Common Darter, Common Red Soldier Beetle +15 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Avon Valley PathWalking route55 km▾
Named routeRef AVPLength 55 kmRegional walking route
Stour Valley WayWalking route100 km▾
Named routeRef SVWLength 100 kmRegional walking route
European long distance path E9 - part alternative Great BritainWalking route711 km▾
Named routeRef E9Length 711 kmInternational walking route
Two Bays WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Boscombe Arts Trail.Walking route▾
89 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Stour Valley CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 2Cycling route▾
National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Woodland WalkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Stour Valley CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 2 South Mundham to ChristchurchCycling route▾
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Cycleway Bournemouth to FairmileCycling route▾
Named routeRef C1Local cycle route
Photos
21 photos from nearby open sources
Tuckton: waterlogged riverside gardens
Photos
Tuckton: waterlogged riverside gardens
Facilities
🅿️Parking
Willow Way Car Park · Paid · 102m
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
78,194 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
78,194 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds106 species
summerautumn
2026Black-headed Gull · Starling · Mallard · Carrion Crow · Mute Swan
+101 more speciesHide species list
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummerautumn
2026Wall Lizard · Pond Terrapin
Migrant Hawker · Common Darter · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Southern Hawker
+13 more speciesHide species list
All 18 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
78,194 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds106 species
summerautumn
2026Black-headed Gull · Starling · Mallard · Carrion Crow · Mute Swan
+101 more speciesHide species list
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummerautumn
2026Wall Lizard · Pond Terrapin
Migrant Hawker · Common Darter · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Southern Hawker
+13 more speciesHide species list
All 18 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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