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Avon Common - Conifer woodland

5 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

50.78833, -1.81666

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CampsiteParking

Best for

4 activities

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

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Avon Valley PathWalking route55 km
Named routeRef AVPLength 55 kmRegional walking route
West LaneWalking route
Named routeRef br-710
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
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Cycling

28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Bournemouth to ParleyCycling route
Named routeRef c2Local cycle route
Bournemouth to Tricketts CrossCycling route
Named routeRef C2Local cycle route
Leigh Road Wimborne RoadCycling route
Named routeRef S5Local cycle route
National Route 256Cycling route
Named routeRef 256National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 2 South Mundham to ChristchurchCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Stour Valley CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A338 crossing Avon Common

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A338 crossing Avon Common

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Littledown CentreUrban park4.8 km→🏞️AVON HEATHCountry park4 km→🌱Stour Valley ArboretumUrban park4.2 km→🌱Muscliff ParkUrban park4.2 km→🦉STOUR VALLEYNature reserve4.8 km→🌱Rio-Mar Home ParkUrban park3.7 km→

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