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Getting here
50.87858, -2.36199
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Carrion Crow
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Carrion Crow
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Robin +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Robin +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Southern Hawker, Common Darter, Beautiful Demoiselle +111 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Wood-rust, Hard Shield-fern, Ramsons · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wessex RidgewayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
Stour Valley WayWalking route100 km▾
Named routeRef SVWLength 100 kmRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
North Dorset Cycle WayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeListed length 207km
Photos
Pasture Field near Hazelbury Bryan
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
6,432 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,432 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Song Thrush · Dunnock · Carrion Crow · Wren · Robin +33
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2025
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
Southern Hawker · Hornet · Beautiful Demoiselle · Glow-worm · Speckled Bush-cricket +28
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
- HornetVespa crabro2025
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
- Downland VillaVilla cingulata
English Elm · Wild Teasel · Bramble · Greater Plantain · Ash +12
- English ElmUlmus procera
- Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- Yellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolon
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,432 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Song Thrush · Dunnock · Carrion Crow · Wren · Robin +33
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2025
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
Southern Hawker · Hornet · Beautiful Demoiselle · Glow-worm · Speckled Bush-cricket +28
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
- HornetVespa crabro2025
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
- Downland VillaVilla cingulata
English Elm · Wild Teasel · Bramble · Greater Plantain · Ash +12
- English ElmUlmus procera
- Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- Yellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolon
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2024Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2024Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2025Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2025Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2025Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2025Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2025White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Face FlyMusca autumnalis2024Face FlyMusca autumnalis2024Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2024Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2024Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024Fleabane Tortoise BeetleCassida murraea2024Fleabane Tortoise BeetleCassida murraea2024Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2024Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2024HawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaWhite BryonyBryonia dioicaWhite BryonyBryonia dioicaHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaDog-roseRosa caninaDog-roseRosa caninaDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixHedera helix