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Places › England › South West › Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Getting here
50.72848, -1.81640
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ The Yam — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ The Yam — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Common Blue +81 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Large White, Common Blue +81 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Hazel, Flowering Currant, Springy Turf-moss +6 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hazel, Flowering Currant, Springy Turf-moss +6 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Avon Valley Path Walking route 55 km ▾
Named route Ref AVP Length 55 km Regional walking route
Show on map Stour Valley Way Walking route 100 km ▾
Named route Ref SVW Length 100 km Regional walking route
Show on map Bourne Valley Greenway walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref BVG Local walking route
Show on map Boscombe Arts Trail. Walking route ▾
Bournemouth Coast Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 104 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Stour Valley Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 2 Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map S6 Proposed Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref S6 p Local cycle route
Show on map Woodland Walk Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN25 (Alternate Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NCN25 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 25 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 25 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
22,343 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 22,343 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Jay +35
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Jay Garrulus glandarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Wall Lizard · Common Lizard · Turtles, Terrapins and Tortoises
Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2025 Turtles, Terrapins and Tortoises Testudines2025 Hornet Hoverfly · Marmalade Hoverfly · Cabbage Bug · Fever Fly · Cuckoo-Spit Insect +9
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Sitaris muralis Springy Turf-moss
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 22,343 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Jay +35
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Jay Garrulus glandarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Wall Lizard · Common Lizard · Turtles, Terrapins and Tortoises
Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2025 Turtles, Terrapins and Tortoises Testudines2025 Hornet Hoverfly · Marmalade Hoverfly · Cabbage Bug · Fever Fly · Cuckoo-Spit Insect +9
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Sitaris muralis Springy Turf-moss
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sitaris muralis
Sitaris muralis
Scymnus suturalis Scymnus suturalis
Scymnus suturalis Scymnus suturalis
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus 