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Clavell Tower

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦103+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Pied Wagtail
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦103+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Pied Wagtail
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingToilets

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Pied Wagtail, Oystercatcher +100 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Pied Wagtail, Oystercatcher +100 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Black Oil-beetle, Oil Beetle, Empis livida +28 more · last seen 2026

Free

Hiking

Strong match

Named hiking route nearby: South West Coast Path (Section 51: Lulworth Cove to Worth Matravers); Named hiking route nearby: South West Coast Path (Section 51: Lulworth Cove to Worth Matravers)

Free

Family friendly

Good match

toilets

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Purbeck WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

South West Coast Path (Section 51: Lulworth Cove to Worth Matravers)Walking route

Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

South West Coast Path (Section 52: Worth Matravers to South Haven Point)Walking route

Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

The Hardy WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Lulworth Range WalksWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Castle RideCycling route

Named routeRef 3Local cycle route

Purbeck RideCycling route

Named routeRef 6Regional cycle route

East Lulworth RideCycling route

Named routeRef 5Local cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Rempstone RideMountain bike route

Named routeRef 2

Wildlife to spot

5,455 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,455 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

summer

2026

Blackbird · Oystercatcher · House Sparrow · Herring Gull · Woodpigeon +58

BlackbirdTurdus merula
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
RobinErithacus rubecula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
MagpiePica pica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
Balearic ShearwaterPuffinus mauretanicus2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Great TitParus major2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2025

Brown Hare

Brown HareLepus europaeus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Adder

AdderVipera berus

🐝

Insects10 species

springsummer

2026

Oil Beetle · Geomyza tripunctata · Indet. Mothfly · 7-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird +5

Oil BeetleMeloe2025
Geomyza tripunctataGeomyza tripunctata
Indet. MothflyPsychodidae
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Meadow Grasshopper

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,455 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

summer

2026

Blackbird · Oystercatcher · House Sparrow · Herring Gull · Woodpigeon +58

BlackbirdTurdus merula
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
RobinErithacus rubecula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
MagpiePica pica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
Balearic ShearwaterPuffinus mauretanicus2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Great TitParus major2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2025

Brown Hare

Brown HareLepus europaeus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Adder

AdderVipera berus

🐝

Insects10 species

springsummer

2026

Oil Beetle · Geomyza tripunctata · Indet. Mothfly · 7-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird +5

Oil BeetleMeloe2025
Geomyza tripunctataGeomyza tripunctata
Indet. MothflyPsychodidae
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Meadow Grasshopper

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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