Beaminster Memorial Playing Field
Plan your visit
🛝Family🎠Play🦅Birds
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
50.81114, -2.74023
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Jackdaw
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Trading Post — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Jackdaw
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Trading Post — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Playing field
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Jackdaw, Blackbird +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Robin, Jackdaw, Blackbird +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Playing field — open space for a simple picnic
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Eristalis tenax, Common Cockchafer +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 22 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
River Parrett TrailWalking route80 km▾
Named routeRef RPTLength 80 kmRegional walking route
Wessex RidgewayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
W21/30public footpath · 121 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 121 mSurface pavedPath type: footway
W21/1public footpath · 179 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 179 mSurface grassPath type: footway
W21/23public footpath · 219 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 219 mPath type: footway
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route▾
National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km▾
Named routeRef 2Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeListed length 207km
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
W21/59bridleway · 533 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 533 mSurface grassPath type: bridleway
W21/59bridleway · 110 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 110 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
Crooked Lane & Br. 74bridleway · 628 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 628 mSurface gravelPath type: track
W21/68bridleway · 77 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 77 mPath type: service
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Wildlife to spot
29,428 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
29,428 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Goldfinch · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Greenfinch +19
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- SwiftApus apus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Grey Long-eared Bat · Pygmy Shrew
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey Long-eared BatPlecotus austriacus2024
- Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2024
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common Cockchafer · Meadow Brown · Eristalis tenax · Common Blue Damselfly · Limnephilus lunatus +61
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2023
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Golden-ringed Dragonfly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
29,428 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Goldfinch · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Greenfinch +19
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- SwiftApus apus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Grey Long-eared Bat · Pygmy Shrew
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey Long-eared BatPlecotus austriacus2024
- Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2024
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common Cockchafer · Meadow Brown · Eristalis tenax · Common Blue Damselfly · Limnephilus lunatus +61
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2023
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Golden-ringed Dragonfly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cordulegaster boltonii
Cordulegaster boltonii
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaDock BugCoreus marginatus2024Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024SyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaRoesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiRoesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2024Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2024Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2024Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2024Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2024Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2024Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024Face FlyMusca autumnalis2023Face FlyMusca autumnalis2023SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2023SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2023Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2023Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2023Dryomyza anilisDryomyza anilisDryomyza anilisDryomyza anilisChrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctumOedemera femoralisOedemera femoralisOedemera femoralisOedemera femoralisSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiSicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineusPlatycheirus clypeatus agg.Platycheirus clypeatus agg.Platycheirus clypeatus agg.Platycheirus clypeatus agg.Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylansVolucella bombylansVolucella bombylansBroad CenturionChloromyia formosaBroad CenturionChloromyia formosaSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaMinotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeusMinotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeusDotted Bee-flyBombylius discolorDotted Bee-flyBombylius discolorRhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2024Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2024EristalisEristalis2024EristalisEristalis2024Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2024Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2024Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2024Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2024Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Cionus hortulanusCionus hortulanus2024Cionus hortulanusCionus hortulanus2024Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024Black Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humator2024Black Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humator2024St Marks FlyBibio marci2024St Marks FlyBibio marci2024Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa2024Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa2024Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2023Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2023Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella2023Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella2023Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes2023Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes2023AgrayleaAgraylea2023AgrayleaAgraylea2023Halesus radiatusHalesus radiatus2023Halesus radiatusHalesus radiatus2023Notonecta (Notonecta) maculataNotonecta (Notonecta) maculata2023Notonecta (Notonecta) maculataNotonecta (Notonecta) maculata2023Deer KedLipoptena cervi2023Deer KedLipoptena cervi2023Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2023Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2023Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2023Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2023Small WhitePieris rapae2023Small WhitePieris rapae2023Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2023Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2023Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2023Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2023Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2023Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2023Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2023Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2023Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2023PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2023Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2023Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2023Painted LadyVanessa cardui2023Painted LadyVanessa cardui2023