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🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome37 ha
Getting here
50.66969, -2.43435
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 346m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 346m away — 2 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Corn Bunting, Raven, Yellowhammer +36 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Corn Bunting, Raven, Yellowhammer +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Gatekeeper +32 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Gatekeeper +32 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional 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
South Dorset RidgewayWalking route▾
Named routeRef SDRRegional walking route
Frome Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
66 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route▾
National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Route 26Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 26Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route90 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 90 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route32 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 32 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route916 m▾
Named routeRef 26Length 916 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
9 public paths nearby
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Wildlife to spot
12,567 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
12,567 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds26 species
springwinter
2025▾
Corn Bunting · Raven · Swift · Swallow · Yellowhammer +21
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- RavenCorvus corax
- SwiftApus apus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Great TitParus major2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Rabbit · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects22 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Small White · Common Blue · Meadow Brown · Small Heath · Gatekeeper +17
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Lords-and-Ladies · Hawthorn · Bluebell · Elder · Cleavers +41
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- ElderSambucus nigra
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Curled DockRumex crispus
- HollyIlex aquifolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,567 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds26 species
springwinter
2025▾
Corn Bunting · Raven · Swift · Swallow · Yellowhammer +21
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- RavenCorvus corax
- SwiftApus apus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Great TitParus major2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Rabbit · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects22 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Small White · Common Blue · Meadow Brown · Small Heath · Gatekeeper +17
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Lords-and-Ladies · Hawthorn · Bluebell · Elder · Cleavers +41
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- ElderSambucus nigra
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Curled DockRumex crispus
- HollyIlex aquifolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Large White
Large White
Pieris brassicae2024
Pieris brassicae2024
PeacockAglais io2024PeacockAglais io2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Adonis BluePolyommatus bellargus2024Adonis BluePolyommatus bellargus2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024Brown ArgusAricia agestis2024Brown ArgusAricia agestis2024WallLasiommata megera2024WallLasiommata megera2024Southern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSpeckled WoodPararge aegeria2024Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiScarce ChaserLibellula fulvaScarce ChaserLibellula fulvaBrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusCherry PlumPrunus cerasiferaCherry PlumPrunus cerasiferaPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaPlantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. majorCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreDog-roseRosa caninaDog-roseRosa caninadaffodilsNarcissusdaffodilsNarcissusCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisWild OnionAllium vinealeWild OnionAllium vinealeSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneStinking IrisIris foetidissimaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumUrtica dioica subsp. dioicaUrtica dioica subsp. dioicaUrtica dioica subsp. dioicaUrtica dioica subsp. dioicaCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumEvents & activities nearby
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