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Alexandra Gardens

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📷 Lachlan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

50.60850, -2.45167

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕The Boat Beach Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕The Boat Beach Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking· PaidToilets

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

café, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Strong match

Named hiking route nearby: King Charles III England Coast Path: Portland to Lulworth; Named hiking route nearby: King Charles III England Coast Path: Portland to Lulworth

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

South West Coast Path (Section 49: Isle of Portland Circuit)Walking route

Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

South West Coast Path (Section 50: Ferrybridge to Lulworth Cove)Walking route

Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Portland to LulworthWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

South Dorset RidgewayWalking route

Named routeRef SDRRegional walking route

South West Coast Path (Section 48: Abbotsbury to Ferrybridge)Walking route

Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

67 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Rodwell TrailCycling route

Named route

National Cycle Network Route 26Cycling route

Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network

N/ACycling route105 m

Named routeLength 105 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route86 m

Named routeLength 86 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route33 m

Named routeLength 33 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route304 m

Named routeRef 26Length 304 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

103,983 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

103,983 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

winter

2026

Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Dunnock · Blue Tit +47

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
CootFulica atra2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
TealAnas crecca2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
GadwallMareca strepera
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicus2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Badger

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
BadgerMeles meles2025

🐝

Insects5 species

spring

2026

Marmalade Hoverfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Trioza centranthi · Eristalis pertinax · Scathophaga stercoraria

Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

103,983 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

winter

2026

Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Dunnock · Blue Tit +47

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
CootFulica atra2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
TealAnas crecca2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
GadwallMareca strepera
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicus2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Badger

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
BadgerMeles meles2025

🐝

Insects5 species

spring

2026

Marmalade Hoverfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Trioza centranthi · Eristalis pertinax · Scathophaga stercoraria

Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Lachlan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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