Plan your visit
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 0 ha
Getting here
50.96113, -1.95737
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Tumulus scheduled monument
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 Kestrel and Woodpigeon ✦ 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
🐦 80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kestrel and Woodpigeon ✦ 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 — Kestrel, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Kestrel, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Garden Chafer, Bloody-nosed Beetle, Small Bloody-nosed Beetle +18 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Frog Orchid, Chalk Rock-bristle, Common Gromwell +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🏡 Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Cranborne Droves Way Walking route ▾
The route of the Cranborne Droves Way walkers route between Win Green where it links with Wessex Ridgeway and Salisbury where it links with the Sarsen Way
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Shire Rack Walking route ▾
Path following the Dorset-Wiltshire border
Named route
Show on map Jubilee Trail (Dorset) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map The Hardy Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Fordingbridge Off Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Cranborne Droves Way Trail Mountain bike route ▾
10 public paths nearby
Public paths
Bowling Green Lane restricted byway · 1.3 km ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 1.3 km Surface ground Path type: track
Show on map Photos Pentridge: a semi-detached village hall
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Wildlife to spot
9,625 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,625 records · National Biodiversity Network Kestrel · Song Thrush · Fieldfare · Robin · Blackbird +45
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Herring Gull Larus argentatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Carrion Crow Corvus corone Skylark Alauda arvensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Dunnock Prunella modularis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Rook Corvus frugilegus Jay Garrulus glandarius Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Linnet Linaria cannabina Raven Corvus corax Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Siskin Spinus spinus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Coal Tit Periparus ater Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Stock Dove Columba oenas Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus British Lesser Black-Backed Gull Larus fuscus graellsii Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Black-Backed Gull Larus fuscus intermedius Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Rock Dove Columba livia 🐝 Insects 2 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Scathophaga stercoraria
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025 Chalk Rock-bristle · Twisting Thread-moss · Wood Bristle-moss · Crisped Fork-moss · Common Feather-moss +36
Chalk Rock-bristle Seligeria calcarea Twisting Thread-moss Bryum torquescens Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis Crisped Fork-moss Dicranum bonjeanii Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Dicranella howei Dicranella howei Lateral Cryphaea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,625 records · National Biodiversity Network Kestrel · Song Thrush · Fieldfare · Robin · Blackbird +45
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Herring Gull Larus argentatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Carrion Crow Corvus corone Skylark Alauda arvensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Dunnock Prunella modularis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Rook Corvus frugilegus Jay Garrulus glandarius Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Linnet Linaria cannabina Raven Corvus corax Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Siskin Spinus spinus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Coal Tit Periparus ater Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Stock Dove Columba oenas Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus British Lesser Black-Backed Gull Larus fuscus graellsii Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Black-Backed Gull Larus fuscus intermedius Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Rock Dove Columba livia 🐝 Insects 2 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Scathophaga stercoraria
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025 Chalk Rock-bristle · Twisting Thread-moss · Wood Bristle-moss · Crisped Fork-moss · Common Feather-moss +36
Chalk Rock-bristle Seligeria calcarea Twisting Thread-moss Bryum torquescens Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis Crisped Fork-moss Dicranum bonjeanii Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Dicranella howei Dicranella howei Lateral Cryphaea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cryphaea heteromalla
Cryphaea heteromalla
Great Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum
Great Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans
Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Syntrichia montana var. montana Syntrichia montana var. montana
Syntrichia montana var. montana Syntrichia montana var. montana
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
English Rock-bristle Seligeria calycina
English Rock-bristle Seligeria calycina
Round-fruited Pottia Pottiopsis caespitosa
Round-fruited Pottia Pottiopsis caespitosa
Appleyard's Feather-moss Scleropodium cespitans
Appleyard's Feather-moss Scleropodium cespitans
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Many-fruited Thyme-moss Plagiomnium affine
Many-fruited Thyme-moss Plagiomnium affine
Wall Thread-moss Bryum radiculosum
Wall Thread-moss Bryum radiculosum
Rock Pocket-moss Fissidens dubius
Rock Pocket-moss Fissidens dubius
Even Scalewort Radula complanata
Even Scalewort Radula complanata
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
Hornschuch's Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Hornschuch's Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Bendy Ditrichum Flexitrichum flexicaule
Bendy Ditrichum Flexitrichum flexicaule
Montagne's Cylinder-moss Entodon concinnus
Montagne's Cylinder-moss Entodon concinnus
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum
Curly Crisp-moss Trichostomum crispulum
Curly Crisp-moss Trichostomum crispulum
Megapolitan Feather-moss Rhynchostegium megapolitanum
Megapolitan Feather-moss Rhynchostegium megapolitanum
Slender Bristle-moss Orthotrichum tenellum
Slender Bristle-moss Orthotrichum tenellum
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum
Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum
Dusky Beard-moss Didymodon luridus
Dusky Beard-moss Didymodon luridus
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum
Tender Feather-moss Rhynchostegiella tenella
Tender Feather-moss Rhynchostegiella tenella
Tall Pottia Tortula protobryoides
Tall Pottia Tortula protobryoides
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata 