Barrow 300yds (280m) SW of Kingston Farm
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
50.71953, -2.59818
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chiffchaff and Blackbird
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chiffchaff and Blackbird
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chiffchaff, Blackbird, Wren +80 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Chiffchaff, Blackbird, Wren +80 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Tortoiseshell, Small White +116 more · last seen 2022
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Bluebell · last seen 2017
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 47: Seatown to Abbotsbury)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
South Dorset RidgewayWalking route▾
Named routeRef SDRRegional walking route
A nature walk at West Bexington, Hive BeachWalking route4 km▾
Named routeLength 4 kmDuration 1:00Round tripLocal walking route
22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route▾
National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Frome Valley Cycle TrailCycling route▾
Dorset trail
Named routeRef FVTLocal cycle route
Route 26Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route388 m▾
Named routeRef 26Length 388 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route463 m▾
Named routeRef 26Length 463 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km▾
Named routeRef 2Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 public paths nearby
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Wildlife to spot
3,807 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,807 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds20 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Pheasant · Dunnock +15
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
🦌Mammals3 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Red Fox · Weasel · Rabbit
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- WeaselMustela nivalis2024
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
Creeping Thistle · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Cock's-foot · Common Mouse-ear · Dwarf Thistle +71
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
- Dwarf ThistleCirsium acaule
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,807 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds20 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Pheasant · Dunnock +15
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
🦌Mammals3 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Red Fox · Weasel · Rabbit
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- WeaselMustela nivalis2024
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
Creeping Thistle · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Cock's-foot · Common Mouse-ear · Dwarf Thistle +71
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
- Dwarf ThistleCirsium acaule
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
