Plan your visit
Getting here
50.76170, -1.84814
Best for
5 activitiesDog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed with public access
Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Hiking
Good match
Named hiking route nearby: Stour Valley Way
Picnic day out
Good match
Urban park — open green space
Cycling
Moderate match
Named cycling route nearby: Stour Valley Cycleway
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
v6 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Avon Valley PathWalking route55 km▾
Ferndown, Stour and Forest TrailWalking route▾
Bourne Valley Greenway walkWalking route▾
Stour Valley WayWalking route100 km▾
Boscombe Arts Trail.Walking route▾
🚴Cycling
v101 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 25Cycling route▾
Stour Valley CyclewayCycling route▾
Bournemouth to ParleyCycling route▾
University to AlderneyCycling route▾
Bourne Valley GreenwayCycling route▾
Millhams RoadCycling route▾
About this urban park
Rio-Mar Home Park is a urban park covering 5 hectares.
Wildlife to spot
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
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Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
Photos
Visiting this spring
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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Visiting this spring
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦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
🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🐦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
Parking
Stour Valley Water Meadows · Free · 176m
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km