Plan your visit
🦅Birds🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessPaid entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
50.69536, -2.21641
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕The Watering Hole — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕The Watering Hole — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
☕Café🅿️Parking🛝Playground🚻Toilets🐄Farm visit
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +68 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🐄Farm visits
Very strong match
Farm attraction
Varies
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +68 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Deer Shield, Hairy Curtain Crust, Blushing Bracket +154 more · last seen 2025
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Purbeck WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
The Hardy WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Wareham Forest WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Frome Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route▾
National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Lawrence RideCycling route▾
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Priory RideCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Purbeck RideCycling route▾
Named routeRef 6Regional cycle route
East Lulworth RideCycling route▾
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Main RouteCycling route44 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 44 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Sika TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
23,292 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
23,292 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Robin · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Black-headed Gull +29
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MagpiePica pica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Great TitParus major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Sika Deer · Fallow Deer
- Sika DeerCervus nippon
- Fallow DeerDama dama
🦎Reptiles3 species
springautumn
2026▾
Sand Lizard · Adder · Slow-worm
- Sand LizardLacerta agilis
- AdderVipera berus2025
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
springautumn
2026▾
Palmate Newt · Common Frog
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Common FrogRana temporaria2025
Carabus arvensis · Myrmica sabuleti · Aphanisticus pusillus · Small Black Ant · Dusky Ant +1
- Carabus arvensisCarabus arvensis
- Myrmica sabuletiMyrmica sabuleti
- Aphanisticus pusillusAphanisticus pusillus
- Small Black AntLasius niger
- Dusky AntFormica fusca
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Brithdegyll Wyffurf · Coral Spot · Glistening Inkcap · Deer Shield · Deceiver +111
- Brithdegyll WyffurfPanaeolus semiovatus
- Coral SpotNectria cinnabarina
- Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus
- Deer ShieldPluteus cervinus
- DeceiverLaccaria laccata
- Blackening BrittlegillRussula nigricans
- TurkeytailTrametes versicolor
Marsh Clubmoss
- Marsh ClubmossLycopodiella inundata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
23,292 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Robin · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Black-headed Gull +29
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MagpiePica pica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Great TitParus major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Sika Deer · Fallow Deer
- Sika DeerCervus nippon
- Fallow DeerDama dama
🦎Reptiles3 species
springautumn
2026▾
Sand Lizard · Adder · Slow-worm
- Sand LizardLacerta agilis
- AdderVipera berus2025
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
springautumn
2026▾
Palmate Newt · Common Frog
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Common FrogRana temporaria2025
Carabus arvensis · Myrmica sabuleti · Aphanisticus pusillus · Small Black Ant · Dusky Ant +1
- Carabus arvensisCarabus arvensis
- Myrmica sabuletiMyrmica sabuleti
- Aphanisticus pusillusAphanisticus pusillus
- Small Black AntLasius niger
- Dusky AntFormica fusca
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Brithdegyll Wyffurf · Coral Spot · Glistening Inkcap · Deer Shield · Deceiver +111
- Brithdegyll WyffurfPanaeolus semiovatus
- Coral SpotNectria cinnabarina
- Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus
- Deer ShieldPluteus cervinus
- DeceiverLaccaria laccata
- Blackening BrittlegillRussula nigricans
- TurkeytailTrametes versicolor
Marsh Clubmoss
- Marsh ClubmossLycopodiella inundata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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