Getting here
50.67342, -2.10702
Best for
6 activitiesPlaygrounds
Free82%playground, parking
Dog walks
Free78%Dogs allowed with public access
Cycling
Varies72%Named cycling route nearby: Route 2
Family friendly
Free68%Urban park — family destination
Hiking
Free65%Named hiking route nearby: Purbeck Way
Picnic day out
Free62%Urban park — open green space
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
45
15 named nearby · 30 public paths
Named routePublic access
🚴
Cycling
30
30 named nearby
Named route
🚵
Mountain biking
3
3 named nearby
Named route
Named routes and paths nearby
Purbeck Way · Walking0
The Hardy Way · Walking0
Lulworth Range Walks · Walking0
Shipstal trail · Walking0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
Melancholy Lane · public footpath
Stoborough Meadow · public footpath
Melancholy Lane · public footpath
About this urban park
The Hayricks is a urban park covering 1 hectares.
Wildlife to spot
Photos
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🌱 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
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Parking
1 nearby · 310m
🛝
Playground
32m away
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
✦Part of the defences of the Anglo-Saxon fortified centre of Wareham and part of the motte and bailey castle with shell keepHistoric site1.6 km→✦Wareham Town Walls and Castle RemainsHistoric site1.5 km→🌱Northmoor ParkUrban park2.7 km→✦St Martin's ChurchHistoric site1.7 km→🌱Bestwall ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Northmoor ParkUrban park2.7 km→