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Bear Wood

5 ha

📷 Chris Downer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

50.77259, -1.92366

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Tufted Duck, Black-headed Gull, Gadwall +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Tufted Duck, Black-headed Gull, Gadwall +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Pied Shieldbug · last seen 2026; Insects — Pied Shieldbug · last seen 2026

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Ferndown, Stour and Forest TrailWalking route
Named route
Bourne Valley Greenway walkWalking route
Named routeRef BVGLocal walking route
Castleman TrailwayWalking route26.5 km
Named routeRef CTLength 26.5 kmLocal walking route
Stour Valley WayWalking route100 km
Named routeRef SVWLength 100 kmRegional walking route
The Hardy WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

114 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 25Cycling route
Named routeRef 25National Cycle Network
Canford Heath Quiet CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Bournemouth to ParleyCycling route
Named routeRef c2Local cycle route
University to AlderneyCycling route
Named routeRef C8Local cycle route
Bourne Valley GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef Bourne Valley GreenwayLocal cycle route
Francis Avenue to BroadstoneCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bear Cross: across the boundary to footpath E07

📷 Chris Downer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bear Cross: across the boundary to footpath E07

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Nearby places

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🌱Bytheway FieldUrban park4 km→🌱PelhamsUrban park1.6 km→🌱Redhill ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Redhill ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱King George's Charity FieldUrban park3.9 km→🌱Millhams MeadUrban park1 km→

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