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🛝Family🎠Play🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha
Getting here
50.72156, -1.88327
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦101+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Flirt — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦101+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Flirt — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon, Robin +98 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon, Robin +98 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Stour Valley WayWalking route100 km▾
Named routeRef SVWLength 100 kmRegional walking route
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
104 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Stour Valley CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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
Photos
Bournemouth: Central Gardens in snow
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
12,287 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,287 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Magpie +32
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres2024
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Muntjac · Bank Vole · Sika Deer +2
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus
- Sika DeerCervus nippon
- Feral GoatCapra hircus2024
- Feral SheepOvis aries
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Wall Lizard · Slow-worm
- Wall LizardPodarcis muralis
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
🐝Insects41 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Stag Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus · Eyed Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird +36
- Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
- Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,287 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Magpie +32
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres2024
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Muntjac · Bank Vole · Sika Deer +2
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus
- Sika DeerCervus nippon
- Feral GoatCapra hircus2024
- Feral SheepOvis aries
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Wall Lizard · Slow-worm
- Wall LizardPodarcis muralis
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
🐝Insects41 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Stag Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus · Eyed Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird +36
- Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
- Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Bibio lanigerusBibio lanigerusBibio lanigerusBibio lanigerusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Suillia notataSuillia notata2025Suillia notataSuillia notata2025Tree SnipeflyChrysopilus laetus2025Tree SnipeflyChrysopilus laetus2025Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025Toxonevra muliebrisToxonevra muliebris2025Toxonevra muliebrisToxonevra muliebris2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Acorn WeevilCurculio glandium2025Acorn WeevilCurculio glandium2025FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus2025FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus2025Cerobasis guestfalicaCerobasis guestfalica2025Cerobasis guestfalicaCerobasis guestfalica2025Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025Yellow-legged Black LegionnaireBeris morrisii2025Yellow-legged Black LegionnaireBeris morrisii2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus2025Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus2025Brown ChaferSerica brunnea2025Brown ChaferSerica brunnea2025Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025Malthinus flaveolusMalthinus flaveolus2025Malthinus flaveolusMalthinus flaveolus20252-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20252-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025Noble ChaferGnorimus nobilis2025Noble ChaferGnorimus nobilis2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024Thricops diaphanusThricops diaphanus2024Thricops diaphanusThricops diaphanus2024Events & activities nearby
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