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Bournemouth Sports Club

1 ha

📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

50.78258, -1.85706

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Chapel Gate car park 144m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Great Tit +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Great Tit +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ulota crispula, Kneiff's Feather-moss, Ulota crispa s.str. +31 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Ulota crispula, Kneiff's Feather-moss, Ulota crispa s.str. +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Brown Hawker, Gorse Weevil, Marmalade Hoverfly +10 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Brown Hawker, Gorse Weevil, Marmalade Hoverfly +10 more · last seen 2026

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Avon Valley PathWalking route55 km
Named routeRef AVPLength 55 kmRegional walking route
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
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Cycling

44 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Stour Valley 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
Millhams RoadCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Poole to Ferndown Proposed CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef S5-pLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Chapel Lanebridleway · 443 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 443 mPath type: service
Chapel Lanebridleway · 356 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 356 mPath type: service
Chapel Lanebridleway · 361 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 361 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

East Parley : Bournemouth Sports Club

📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

East Parley : Bournemouth Sports Club

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