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🌱 Urban park

Littledown Centre

37 ha

Plan your visit

PlayDogsFamily
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome37 ha

Best for

5 activities

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Cycling

Moderate match

Named cycling route nearby: Cycleway Bournemouth to Fairmile

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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5 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
Bourne Valley Greenway walkWalking route
Named routeRef BVGLocal walking route
Boscombe Arts Trail.Walking route
Named route
Bournemouth Coast PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

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99 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
S6 ProposedCycling route
Named routeRef S6 pLocal cycle route
Woodland WalkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN25 (AlternateCycling route
Named routeRef NCN25Regional cycle route
Route 25Cycling route
Named routeRef 25National Cycle Network

About this urban park

Littledown Centre is a urban park covering 37 hectares.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

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Littledown: leisure centre and pond

Littledown: leisure centre and pond

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Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
  • 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best

Facilities

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Parking

Littledown Car Park · Free · 205m

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Playground

56m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

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Nearby places

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