Plan your visit
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife✦ Heritage
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 58 ha
Getting here
50.62161, -2.23553
Open directionsv Bindon Hill is an extensive Iron Age earthwork enclosing a coastal hill area on the Jurassic Coast near Lulworth Cove in Dorset, England, about 19 kilometres (12 mi) west of Swanage, about 6 kilometres (3. 7 mi) south west of Wareham, and about 17 kilometres (11 mi) south east of Dorchester. It is within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Read more on Wikipedia → Contour fort scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Carrion Crow ✦ 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
🐦 49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Carrion Crow ✦ 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 — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull +46 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull +46 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Gatekeeper +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 49 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Purbeck Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map South West Coast Path (Section 50: Ferrybridge to Lulworth Cove) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SWCP National walking route
Show on map South West Coast Path (Section 51: Lulworth Cove to Worth Matravers) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SWCP National walking route
Show on map The Hardy Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Portland to Lulworth Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map Sunnyside public footpath · 162 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 162 m Surface unpaved Path type: residential
Show on map Britwell Drive public footpath · 30 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 30 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Britwell Drive public footpath · 55 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 55 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Purbeck Ride Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 Regional cycle route
Show on map East Lulworth Ride Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Track on the ridge of Bindon Hill
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Wildlife to spot
16,450 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,450 records · National Biodiversity Network Kestrel · Robin · Herring Gull · Dunnock · Swallow +26
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Field Vole
Field Vole Microtus agrestis Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Meadow Brown · Small Heath · Common Blue · Gatekeeper · Adonis Blue +28
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024 Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Adonis Blue Polyommatus bellargus2024 Small White Pieris rapae Dyer's Greenweed · Winter Heliotrope · Daisy · Gorse · Dandelion
Dyer's Greenweed Genista tinctoria Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus2024 Daisy Bellis perennis2024 Gorse Ulex europaeus2024 Dandelion Taraxacum2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,450 records · National Biodiversity Network Kestrel · Robin · Herring Gull · Dunnock · Swallow +26
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Field Vole
Field Vole Microtus agrestis Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Meadow Brown · Small Heath · Common Blue · Gatekeeper · Adonis Blue +28
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024 Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Adonis Blue Polyommatus bellargus2024 Small White Pieris rapae Dyer's Greenweed · Winter Heliotrope · Daisy · Gorse · Dandelion
Dyer's Greenweed Genista tinctoria Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus2024 Daisy Bellis perennis2024 Gorse Ulex europaeus2024 Dandelion Taraxacum2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2024
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2024
Chalk Hill Blue Polyommatus coridon2024
Chalk Hill Blue Polyommatus coridon2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Wall Lasiommata megera2024
Wall Lasiommata megera2024
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2024
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2024
Grey Bush-cricket Platycleis albopunctata
Grey Bush-cricket Platycleis albopunctata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Great Green Bush-cricket Tettigonia viridissima
Great Green Bush-cricket Tettigonia viridissima
Zipperback Chrysotoxum elegans
Zipperback Chrysotoxum elegans
Lulworth Skipper Thymelicus acteon2024
Lulworth Skipper Thymelicus acteon2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Fig Gall Tetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi
Fig Gall Tetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Slender-footed Robberfly Leptarthrus brevirostris
Slender-footed Robberfly Leptarthrus brevirostris
Omaloplia ruricola Omaloplia ruricola
Omaloplia ruricola Omaloplia ruricola
Oil Beetle Meloe
Oil Beetle Meloe
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024 