Osprey Leisure Centre
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🧺Picnic🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
50.56778, -2.44634
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦120+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Carrion Crow
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Legacy Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦120+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Carrion Crow
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Legacy Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Best for
11 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Great Black-backed Gull +117 more · last seen 2026
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Great Black-backed Gull +117 more · last seen 2026
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Sermylassa halensis, Gorse Weevil +30 more · last seen 2025
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Trichostomum brachydontium, Didymodon tophaceus subsp. tophaceus, Yellow Feather-moss +28 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South West Coast Path (Section 48: Abbotsbury to Ferrybridge)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 49: Isle of Portland Circuit)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 50: Ferrybridge to Lulworth Cove)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Portland to LulworthWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
45 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 26Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
Rodwell TrailCycling route▾
N/ACycling route105 m▾
Named routeLength 105 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route86 m▾
Named routeLength 86 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route304 m▾
Named routeRef 26Length 304 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route157 m▾
Named routeLength 157 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
Osprey Quay and foreshore, Portland - geograph.org.uk - 1722622
Photos
Osprey Quay and foreshore, Portland - geograph.org.uk - 1722622
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
34,530 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
34,530 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds120 species
springautumn
2026Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Great Black-backed Gull · Pied Wagtail · Goldfinch
+115 more speciesHide species list
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummer
2025Slow-worm · Common Lizard
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025Palmate Newt
Marmalade Hoverfly · Sermylassa halensis · Gorse Weevil · Scaeva pyrastri · Great Green Bush-cricket
+28 more speciesHide species list
All 33 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Sermylassa halensisSermylassa halensis
- Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis
- Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri
- Great Green Bush-cricketTettigonia viridissima
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Trichostomum brachydontium · Didymodon tophaceus subsp. tophaceus · Yellow Feather-moss · Curving Feather-moss · Curly Crisp-moss
+26 more speciesHide species list
All 31 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Trichostomum brachydontiumTrichostomum brachydontium
- Didymodon tophaceus subsp. tophaceusDidymodon tophaceus subsp. tophaceus
- Yellow Feather-mossHomalothecium lutescens
- Curving Feather-mossScorpiurium circinatum
- Curly Crisp-mossTrichostomum crispulum
- Eyebright
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
34,530 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds120 species
springautumn
2026Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Great Black-backed Gull · Pied Wagtail · Goldfinch
+115 more speciesHide species list
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummer
2025Slow-worm · Common Lizard
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025Palmate Newt
Marmalade Hoverfly · Sermylassa halensis · Gorse Weevil · Scaeva pyrastri · Great Green Bush-cricket
+28 more speciesHide species list
All 33 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Sermylassa halensisSermylassa halensis
- Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis
- Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri
- Great Green Bush-cricketTettigonia viridissima
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Trichostomum brachydontium · Didymodon tophaceus subsp. tophaceus · Yellow Feather-moss · Curving Feather-moss · Curly Crisp-moss
+26 more speciesHide species list
All 31 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Trichostomum brachydontiumTrichostomum brachydontium
- Didymodon tophaceus subsp. tophaceusDidymodon tophaceus subsp. tophaceus
- Yellow Feather-mossHomalothecium lutescens
- Curving Feather-mossScorpiurium circinatum
- Curly Crisp-mossTrichostomum crispulum
- Eyebright
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Euphrasia
Euphrasia
Endive PelliaPellia endiviifoliaEndive PelliaPellia endiviifoliaFlat NeckeraNeckera complanataFlat NeckeraNeckera complanataCrisped NeckeraNeckera crispaCrisped NeckeraNeckera crispaSyntrichia montana var. montanaSyntrichia montana var. montanaSyntrichia montana var. montanaSyntrichia montana var. montanaChalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscumChalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscumPetty Pocket-mossFissidens pusillusPetty Pocket-mossFissidens pusillusRock Pocket-mossFissidens dubiusRock Pocket-mossFissidens dubiusFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumTwisting Thread-mossBryum torquescensTwisting Thread-mossBryum torquescensCommon Cord-mossFunaria hygrometricaCommon Cord-mossFunaria hygrometricaClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumTender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenellaTender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenellaArisaig Crisp-mossTortella flavovirensArisaig Crisp-mossTortella flavovirensFallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallaxFallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallaxRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataFrizzled Crisp-mossTortella tortuosaFrizzled Crisp-mossTortella tortuosaCommon Aloe-mossAloina aloidesCommon Aloe-mossAloina aloidesSlender DitrichumFlexitrichum gracileSlender DitrichumFlexitrichum gracileWhorled Tufa-mossEucladium verticillatumWhorled Tufa-mossEucladium verticillatumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumGreat Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosumGreat Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosumBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataEvents & activities nearby
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