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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife✦ Heritage
Public access Dogs welcome
Getting here
50.84147, -2.02801
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird ✦ 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
🐦 77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird ✦ 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 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Yellowhammer +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Yellowhammer +74 more · last seen 2025; Lowland meadows priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Scathophaga stercoraria, Small White +68 more · last seen 2025; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🏡 Historic gardens
Good match
Historic site with public access
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Walk at Badbury Rings and The Oaks, Kingston Lacy Walking route 6.1 km ▾
Grass, undulating and rough in parts, gravel tracks, easy ascents and descents.
Named route Length 6.1 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Walk at Eye Bridge and Pamphill, Kingston Lacy Walking route 5.4 km ▾
Grass, undulating and rough in parts, gravel tracks, easy ascents and descents.
Named route Length 5.4 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Wareham Forest Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map The woodland trail at Kingston Lacy, Kingston Lacy Walking route 4.6 km ▾
The trail follows a smooth, flat gravel track about 2m (6'6") wide, which is clearly signed. The track is ideal for walkers, runners and cyclists of all ages and abilities.
Named route Length 4.6 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Walk at Pamphill Green and Moor, Kingston Lacy Walking route 2.8 km ▾
Grass, gravel tracks and a short stretch on a path, undulating and rough in parts, with easy ascents and descents. The walk may be wet in winter.
Named route Length 2.8 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 33 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 25 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 25 National Cycle Network
Show on map Leigh Road Wimborne Road Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref S5 Local cycle route
Show on map Kingston Lacy Woodland Trail Cycling route ▾
National Route 256 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 256 National Cycle Network
Show on map North Dorset Cycle Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Kingston Lacy Woodland Trail Cycling route ▾
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Pamphill, Bradford Barrow
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Wildlife to spot
3,444 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,444 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Skylark · Swallow · Goldfinch · Whitethroat · Corn Bunting +39
Skylark Alauda arvensis Swallow Hirundo rustica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Whitethroat Curruca communis Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Magpie Pica pica Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Linnet Linaria cannabina Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Melanostoma scalare · Platycheirus albimanus · Marmalade Hoverfly · Platycheirus · Violet Oil-beetle +5
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Platycheirus Platycheirus Violet Oil-beetle Meloe violaceus Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024 Bugle · Wood Melick · Bush Vetch · Bluebell · Ash +83
Bugle Ajuga reptans Wood Melick Melica uniflora Bush Vetch Vicia sepium Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Ash Fraxinus excelsior Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur Common Nettle Urtica dioica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,444 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Skylark · Swallow · Goldfinch · Whitethroat · Corn Bunting +39
Skylark Alauda arvensis Swallow Hirundo rustica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Whitethroat Curruca communis Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Magpie Pica pica Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Linnet Linaria cannabina Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Melanostoma scalare · Platycheirus albimanus · Marmalade Hoverfly · Platycheirus · Violet Oil-beetle +5
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Platycheirus Platycheirus Violet Oil-beetle Meloe violaceus Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024 Bugle · Wood Melick · Bush Vetch · Bluebell · Ash +83
Bugle Ajuga reptans Wood Melick Melica uniflora Bush Vetch Vicia sepium Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Ash Fraxinus excelsior Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur Common Nettle Urtica dioica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2024
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2024
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2024
Platystoma seminationis Platystoma seminationis2024
Platystoma seminationis Platystoma seminationis2024 Bramble
Bramble
Rubus fruticosus
Rubus fruticosus
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Greater Knapweed Centaurea scabiosa
Greater Knapweed Centaurea scabiosa
Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus
Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis
Black Bryony Tamus communis
Black Bryony Tamus communis
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana
Moschatel Adoxa moschatellina
Moschatel Adoxa moschatellina
Wood Spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides
Wood Spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Common Sallow Salix cinerea
Common Sallow Salix cinerea
Norway Spruce Picea abies
Norway Spruce Picea abies
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Water-Starwort Callitriche
Water-Starwort Callitriche
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Wood Millet Milium effusum
Wood Millet Milium effusum
Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana
Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia
Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina
Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Remote Sedge Carex remota
Remote Sedge Carex remota
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Wild Cherry Prunus avium
Wild Cherry Prunus avium
Field-rose Rosa arvensis
Field-rose Rosa arvensis
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Campion Silene dioica
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Pignut Conopodium majus
Pignut Conopodium majus
English Elm Ulmus procera
English Elm Ulmus procera
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Field Maple Acer campestre
Field Maple Acer campestre
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Atlantic Ivy Hedera hibernica
Atlantic Ivy Hedera hibernica
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis
Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa
Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa
Red Currant Ribes rubrum
Red Currant Ribes rubrum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Norway Maple Acer platanoides
Norway Maple Acer platanoides
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Apple Malus domestica
Apple Malus domestica
Wilson's Honeysuckle Lonicera nitida
Wilson's Honeysuckle Lonicera nitida
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Scorpion Weed Phacelia tanacetifolia
Scorpion Weed Phacelia tanacetifolia
Field Pansy Viola arvensis
Field Pansy Viola arvensis
Small Nettle Urtica urens
Small Nettle Urtica urens
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Hedera helix Hedera helix2024
Hedera helix Hedera helix2024 