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Bowl barrow on Canford Heath 300m east of Alhambra

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📷 Toby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

50.77166, -1.96424

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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
  • ✦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

Good to know

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

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Linnet, Blue Tit, Goldfinch +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Linnet, Blue Tit, Goldfinch +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Keeled Skimmer, Common Darter +73 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Keeled Skimmer, Common Darter +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ulota crispula, Kneiff's Feather-moss, Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides +26 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Ulota crispula, Kneiff's Feather-moss, Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides +26 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

119 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
N/ACycling route57 m
Named routeLength 57 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route18 m
Named routeRef 25Length 18 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route22 m
Named routeLength 22 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route24 m
Named routeRef 25Length 24 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route246 m
Named routeRef 25Length 246 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route9 m
Named routeRef 25Length 9 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Longfleet Drivebridleway · 283 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 283 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Land fill site on Canford Heath

📷 Toby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Land fill site on Canford Heath

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Bytheway FieldUrban park3.3 km→🌱PelhamsUrban park4.5 km→🌱Canford Park SANGUrban park2.7 km→🌱Bytheway FieldUrban park3.3 km→🌱Wimborne Model Town & GardensUrban park3.5 km→🦉BOURNE VALLEYNature reserve3.9 km→

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