🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Sainsbury's Car Park 199m away — 20 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Sainsbury's Car Park 199m away — 20 car parks within reach
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking🅿️Parking· Free
Best for
8 activities
🦅
Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
🐶
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
🌲
Forest walks
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
🍂
Seasonal nature
Good match
Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats
Free
🥾
Hiking
Moderate match
Named hiking route nearby: Bourne Valley Greenway walk
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ferndown, Stour and Forest TrailWalking route▾
Named 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
Poole Coast PathWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Bourne Valley Greenway walkWalking route▾
Named routeRef BVGLocal walking route
🚴
Cycling
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160 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway Poole to WarehamCycling route▾
Named routeRef C3Local cycle route
Stour Valley CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 2Cycling route▾
National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Poole Harbour Trails - CCycling route▾
Named routeRef pht-cLocal cycle route
Poole to FerndownCycling route▾
Named routeRef S5Local cycle route
C7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef C7Local cycle route
About this nature reserve
Bourne Valley is a 37-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, South West, England. The site includes a mix of habitats such as marsh and woodland, attracting diverse wildlife including birds and butterflies, with walking routes available.
