Bladen Plantations - Conifer woodland
24 ha
Plan your visit
🦋Insects🐶Dogs🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome24 ha
Getting here
50.72991, -2.27293
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞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 on site — 4 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 on site — 4 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
The Hardy WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Frome Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
10 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
Purbeck RideCycling route▾
Named routeRef 6Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route707 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 707 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.9 km▾
Named routeRef 2Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route372 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 372 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
19 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
35,683 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
35,683 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
springwinter
2025▾
Crossbill · Coal Tit · Robin · Siskin · Raven +43
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- RavenCorvus corax
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Common GullLarus canus
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2024
🦌Mammals2 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Sika Deer · Roe Deer
- Sika DeerCervus nippon
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Sand Lizard
- Sand LizardLacerta agilis
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2025▾
Palmate Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
🐝Insects7 species
springsummer
2025▾
Black Darter · Large Marsh Grasshopper · Minotaur Beetle · Large Red Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser +2
- Black DarterSympetrum danae
- Large Marsh GrasshopperStethophyma grossum
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
Bog Asphodel
- Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
35,683 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
springwinter
2025▾
Crossbill · Coal Tit · Robin · Siskin · Raven +43
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- RavenCorvus corax
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Common GullLarus canus
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2024
🦌Mammals2 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Sika Deer · Roe Deer
- Sika DeerCervus nippon
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Sand Lizard
- Sand LizardLacerta agilis
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2025▾
Palmate Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
🐝Insects7 species
springsummer
2025▾
Black Darter · Large Marsh Grasshopper · Minotaur Beetle · Large Red Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser +2
- Black DarterSympetrum danae
- Large Marsh GrasshopperStethophyma grossum
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
Bog Asphodel
- Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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