Christchurch Ski Centre 11 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 11 ha
Places › England › South West › Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Getting here
50.79232, -1.81731
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pochard, Wigeon, Shoveler +83 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pochard, Wigeon, Shoveler +83 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Sickener, Amanita'r Gwybed, Common Rustgill +87 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Sickener, Amanita'r Gwybed, Common Rustgill +87 more · last seen 2026
Varies
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gatekeeper, Silver-studded Blue, Speckled Wood +42 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Gatekeeper, Silver-studded Blue, Speckled Wood +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Fungi — Penny Bun, Chanterelle, False Chanterelle +2 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Avon Valley Path Walking route 55 km ▾
Named route Ref AVP Length 55 km Regional walking route
Show on map West Lane Walking route ▾
Named route Ref br-710
Show on map Castleman Trailway Walking route 26.5 km ▾
Named route Ref CT Length 26.5 km Local walking route
Show on map Stour Valley Way Walking route 100 km ▾
Named route Ref SVW Length 100 km Regional walking route
Show on map 23 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bournemouth to Parley Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref c2 Local cycle route
Show on map Bournemouth to Tricketts Cross Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C2 Local cycle route
Show on map Leigh Road Wimborne Road Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref S5 Local cycle route
Show on map National Route 256 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 256 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Route 2 South Mundham to Christchurch Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map Stour Valley Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
18,546 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,546 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Pochard · Wigeon · Shoveler · Black-necked Grebe · Pintail +47
Pochard Aythya ferina Wigeon Mareca penelope Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis2025 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Red Deer · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
Red Deer Cervus elaphus Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Minotaur Beetle
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus 🍄 Fungi 24 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Rufous Milkcap · Common Rustgill · Brown Rollrim · Candlesnuff Fungus · Saffron Milkcap +19
Rufous Milkcap Lactarius rufus Common Rustgill Gymnopilus penetrans Brown Rollrim Paxillus involutus2025 Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon2025 Saffron Milkcap Lactarius deliciosus Chanterelle Cantharellus cibarius Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,546 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Pochard · Wigeon · Shoveler · Black-necked Grebe · Pintail +47
Pochard Aythya ferina Wigeon Mareca penelope Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis2025 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Red Deer · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
Red Deer Cervus elaphus Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Minotaur Beetle
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus 🍄 Fungi 24 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Rufous Milkcap · Common Rustgill · Brown Rollrim · Candlesnuff Fungus · Saffron Milkcap +19
Rufous Milkcap Lactarius rufus Common Rustgill Gymnopilus penetrans Brown Rollrim Paxillus involutus2025 Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon2025 Saffron Milkcap Lactarius deliciosus Chanterelle Cantharellus cibarius Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Ochre Brittlegill Russula ochroleuca2025
Ochre Brittlegill Russula ochroleuca2025
Sickener Russula emetica2025
Sickener Russula emetica2025
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum
Earthfan Thelephora terrestris2025
Earthfan Thelephora terrestris2025
Charcoal Eyelash Anthracobia melaloma2025
Charcoal Eyelash Anthracobia melaloma2025
Collared Earthstar Geastrum michelianum2025
Collared Earthstar Geastrum michelianum2025
Cladobotryum verticillatum Cladobotryum verticillatum2025
Cladobotryum verticillatum Cladobotryum verticillatum2025
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum2025
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum2025
Deceiver Laccaria laccata2025
Deceiver Laccaria laccata2025
Purplepore Bracket Trichaptum abietinum2025
Purplepore Bracket Trichaptum abietinum2025
Jelly Rot Phlebia tremellosa2025
Jelly Rot Phlebia tremellosa2025
Bay Bolete Imleria badia2025
Bay Bolete Imleria badia2025
Primrose Brittlegill Russula sardonia2025
Primrose Brittlegill Russula sardonia2025
Amanita'r Gwybed Amanita muscaria2025
Amanita'r Gwybed Amanita muscaria2025
Redlead Roundhead Leratiomyces ceres2025
Redlead Roundhead Leratiomyces ceres2025
Common Earthball Scleroderma citrinum2025
Common Earthball Scleroderma citrinum2025
Ugly Milkcap Lactarius turpis2025
Ugly Milkcap Lactarius turpis2025
Yellow Stagshorn Calocera viscosa2025
Yellow Stagshorn Calocera viscosa2025 