Gravel Hill Plantation - Broadleaved woodland
8 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome8 ha
Getting here
50.77548, -1.97315
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🌿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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🌿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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ferndown, Stour and Forest TrailWalking route▾
Walk at Badbury Rings and The Oaks, Kingston LacyWalking route6.1 km▾
Grass, undulating and rough in parts, gravel tracks, easy ascents and descents.
Named routeLength 6.1 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
Walk at Eye Bridge and Pamphill, Kingston LacyWalking route5.4 km▾
Grass, undulating and rough in parts, gravel tracks, easy ascents and descents.
Named routeLength 5.4 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
Walk at Pamphill Green and Moor, Kingston LacyWalking route2.8 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 routeLength 2.8 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Walk at Pamphill and Cowgrove, Kingston LacyWalking route4.5 km▾
Gravel and grass tracks with a short distance on a country lane. Undulating going down into the valley and back. Ground can become very wet in winter.
Named routeLength 4.5 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
147 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 25Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 25National Cycle Network
Canford Heath Quiet CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
University to AlderneyCycling route▾
Named routeRef C8Local cycle route
Bourne Valley GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef Bourne Valley GreenwayLocal cycle route
Francis Avenue to BroadstoneCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Wheelers LaneCycling route▾
Named routeRef BR24Local cycle route
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
How useful was the information on this page?
id: e39bfe33-b7a4-46c6-8bf9-f04d68f39046
Wildlife to spot
31,810 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
31,810 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Green Woodpecker · Robin · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Carrion Crow +29
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
Large Red Damselfly · Keeled Skimmer · Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · Broad-bodied Chaser +25
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Beautiful Demoiselle
Kneiff's Feather-moss · Ulota crispula · Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides · Creeping Fingerwort · Delicate Germanderwort +4
- Kneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum riparium
- Ulota crispulaUlota crispula
- Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides
- Creeping FingerwortLepidozia reptans
- Delicate GermanderwortRiccardia multifida
- Ulota crispa s.str.Ulota crispa s.str.
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
31,810 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Green Woodpecker · Robin · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Carrion Crow +29
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
Large Red Damselfly · Keeled Skimmer · Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · Broad-bodied Chaser +25
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Beautiful Demoiselle
Kneiff's Feather-moss · Ulota crispula · Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides · Creeping Fingerwort · Delicate Germanderwort +4
- Kneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum riparium
- Ulota crispulaUlota crispula
- Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides
- Creeping FingerwortLepidozia reptans
- Delicate GermanderwortRiccardia multifida
- Ulota crispa s.str.Ulota crispa s.str.
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Calopteryx virgo
Calopteryx virgo
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaBrown HawkerAeshna grandisBrown HawkerAeshna grandisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusMinotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeusMinotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeusMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaSmall Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellumSmall Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellumCommon PondskaterGerris (Gerris) lacustrisCommon PondskaterGerris (Gerris) lacustrisHornet HoverflyVolucella zonariaHornet HoverflyVolucella zonariaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumOxythyrea funestaOxythyrea funestaOxythyrea funestaOxythyrea funestaStag BeetleLucanus cervusStag BeetleLucanus cervusHeath Bee-flyBombylius minorHeath Bee-flyBombylius minorDasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusTipula maximaTipula maximaTipula maximaTipula maximaLagria hirtaLagria hirtaLagria hirtaLagria hirtaBruch's Pincushion
Bruch's Pincushion
Ulota bruchii
Ulota bruchii
Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloidesAloe HaircapPogonatum aloidesBermuda-grassCynodon dactylonBermuda-grassCynodon dactylonEvents & activities nearby
Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
