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Branksome Chine Gardens

📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

50.71097, -1.91450

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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
Bike parkingParking· Paid

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Torth Felen, Snowy Waxcap, Amanita'r Gwybed +128 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Torth Felen, Snowy Waxcap, Amanita'r Gwybed +128 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Foraging

Fungi — Tawny Funnel, Wood Blewits, Penny Bun +17 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Feather-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme, Dusky Beard-moss +52 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Feather-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme, Dusky Beard-moss +52 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Stag Beetle, Speckled Wood, Marmalade Hoverfly +108 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Stag Beetle, Speckled Wood, Marmalade Hoverfly +108 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

14 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
South West Coast Path (Section 52: Worth Matravers to South Haven Point)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Poole Coast PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Two Bays WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Bourne Valley Greenway walkWalking route
Named routeRef BVGLocal walking route
Poole Harbour Trails 1Walking route
Named routeRef 1Local walking route
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Cycling

128 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
C7Cycling route
Named routeRef C7Local cycle route
Turbary LinkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
S6 ProposedCycling route
Named routeRef S6 pLocal cycle route
Parkstone QuietwayCycling route
Named routeRef C6Local cycle route
NCN25 (AlternateCycling route
Named routeRef NCN25Regional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Branksome Chine Gardens, footbridge

📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Branksome Chine Gardens, footbridge

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Harbourside ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Harbourside ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Boscombe Chine GardensUrban park4.9 km→🌱Central GardensUrban park2.5 km→🌱Central GardensUrban park2.5 km→🌱Whitecliff ParkUrban park3.1 km→

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