Hurn Forest - Conifer woodland
6 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦋Insects🦉Wildlife
Free entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
50.78963, -1.82965
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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
- 🐕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
- 🌿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
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies
Free
Lowland heathland priority habitat
Free
Lowland meadows — wild flowers, berries and seasonal plants
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Avon Valley PathWalking route55 km▾
Named routeRef AVPLength 55 kmRegional walking 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
28 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bournemouth to ParleyCycling route▾
Named routeRef c2Local cycle route
University to AlderneyCycling route▾
Named routeRef C8Local cycle route
Poole to Ferndown Proposed CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef S5-pLocal cycle route
Bournemouth to Tricketts CrossCycling route▾
Named routeRef C2Local cycle route
Ferndown Schools Cycle&Walking RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Leigh Road Wimborne RoadCycling route▾
Named routeRef S5Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
11,009 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
11,009 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
winterspring
2026▾
Woodcock · Long-tailed Tit · Swallow · Woodpigeon · Coal Tit +28
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Red Fox · Rabbit
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🦎Reptiles3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Slow-worm · Sand Lizard · Grass Snake
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Sand LizardLacerta agilis
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Gatekeeper · Silver-studded Blue · Speckled Wood · Meadow Brown · Large White +43
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Silver-studded BluePlebejus argus2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Wood Tiger BeetleCicindela sylvatica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,009 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
winterspring
2026▾
Woodcock · Long-tailed Tit · Swallow · Woodpigeon · Coal Tit +28
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Red Fox · Rabbit
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🦎Reptiles3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Slow-worm · Sand Lizard · Grass Snake
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Sand LizardLacerta agilis
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Gatekeeper · Silver-studded Blue · Speckled Wood · Meadow Brown · Large White +43
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Silver-studded BluePlebejus argus2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Wood Tiger BeetleCicindela sylvatica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeusMinotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeusBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025PeacockAglais io2024PeacockAglais io2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024Small WhitePieris rapae2024Small WhitePieris rapae2024Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva2025Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxLeucophoraLeucophora2025LeucophoraLeucophora2025Black DarterSympetrum danae2025Black DarterSympetrum danae2025Platynaspis luteorubraPlatynaspis luteorubra2025Platynaspis luteorubraPlatynaspis luteorubra2025Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025Reptalus quinquecostatusReptalus quinquecostatus2025Reptalus quinquecostatusReptalus quinquecostatus2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025Heath GrasshopperChorthippus vagans2025Heath GrasshopperChorthippus vagans2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Cryptocephalus biguttatusCryptocephalus biguttatus2025Cryptocephalus biguttatusCryptocephalus biguttatus2025Mottled GrasshopperMyrmeleotettix maculatus2025Mottled GrasshopperMyrmeleotettix maculatus2025Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2025Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2025Bog Bush-cricketMetrioptera brachyptera2025Bog Bush-cricketMetrioptera brachyptera2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Ulopa reticulataUlopa reticulata2025Ulopa reticulataUlopa reticulata2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Trioza remotaTrioza remota2025Trioza remotaTrioza remota2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2025Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2025Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024GraylingHipparchia semele2024GraylingHipparchia semele2024Events & activities nearby
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