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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
50.94804, -2.31980
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swallow and Spotted Flycatcher
- ✦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
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swallow and Spotted Flycatcher
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swallow, Spotted Flycatcher, Swift +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Swallow, Spotted Flycatcher, Swift +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral +181 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Stour Valley Way; Named hiking route nearby: Stour Valley Way
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Stour Valley WayWalking route100 km▾
Named routeRef SVWLength 100 kmRegional walking route
17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 25Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 25National Cycle Network
North Dorset TrailwayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network 250Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 250National Cycle Network
North Dorset Cycle WayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route79 m▾
Named routeRef 25Length 79 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route240 m▾
Named routeRef 25Length 240 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
4,377 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,377 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Spotted Flycatcher · Swallow · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Skylark +40
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- SwiftApus apus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2022
Hedgehog · Beaver · Brown Hare · Badger · Otter
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
- BeaverCastor fiber
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- BadgerMeles meles2023
- OtterLutra lutra2022
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2024▾
Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects6 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Darter · Harlequin Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly · Dark Bush-cricket · Southern Hawker +1
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2024
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024
- Greater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigas
Hazel · Daisy · White Dead-nettle · Primrose · Yarrow +30
- HazelCorylus avellana
- DaisyBellis perennis
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,377 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Spotted Flycatcher · Swallow · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Skylark +40
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- SwiftApus apus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2022
Hedgehog · Beaver · Brown Hare · Badger · Otter
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
- BeaverCastor fiber
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- BadgerMeles meles2023
- OtterLutra lutra2022
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2024▾
Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects6 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Darter · Harlequin Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly · Dark Bush-cricket · Southern Hawker +1
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2024
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024
- Greater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigas
Hazel · Daisy · White Dead-nettle · Primrose · Yarrow +30
- HazelCorylus avellana
- DaisyBellis perennis
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensSweet VioletViola odorataSweet VioletViola odorataSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusYellow CorydalisPseudofumaria luteaYellow CorydalisPseudofumaria luteaSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisCommon NettleUrtica dioica2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024ElderSambucus nigra2024ElderSambucus nigra2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica2023Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica2023Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2023Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2023Annual MercuryMercurialis annua2023Annual MercuryMercurialis annua2023Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2023Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2023Wild PansyViola tricolor2023Wild PansyViola tricolor2023