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Meyrick Park - Conifer woodland

4 ha

📷 Chris Downer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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DogsWildlifeBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

50.74440, -1.89213

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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
  • 🅿️BU Visitors & Event Parking 103m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Paid

Best for

6 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Bournemouth to Parley

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Ferndown, Stour and Forest TrailWalking route
Named route
Castleman TrailwayWalking route26.5 km
Named routeRef CTLength 26.5 kmLocal walking route
Stour Valley WayWalking route100 km
Named routeRef SVWLength 100 kmRegional walking route
Poole Coast PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Bourne Valley Greenway walkWalking route
Named routeRef BVGLocal walking route
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Cycling

94 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
Poole to FerndownCycling route
Named routeRef S5Local cycle route
C7Cycling route
Named routeRef C7Local cycle route
Turbary LinkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
S6 ProposedCycling route
Named routeRef S6 pLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ensbury Park: footpath N08 turns a corner

📷 Chris Downer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ensbury Park: footpath N08 turns a corner

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Boscombe Chine GardensUrban park4.1 km→🌱Central GardensUrban park2.6 km→🌱Central GardensUrban park2.6 km→🌱Kings ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Kings ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Redhill ParkUrban park1.1 km→

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