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The Chiswell Walled Garden

📷 Chris Downer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

50.56149, -2.44856

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Carrion Crow
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕The Blue Fish — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Carrion Crow
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕The Blue Fish — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +72 more · last seen 2026

Family friendly

Strong match

Free

playground, café; Urban park — family destination

Playgrounds

Strong match

Free

playground, café, parking

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +72 more · last seen 2026

Dog walks

Strong match

Free

Dogs allowed with public access

Hiking

Strong match

Free

Named hiking route nearby: South West Coast Path (Section 49: Isle of Portland Circuit); Named hiking route nearby: South West Coast Path (Section 49: Isle of Portland Circuit)

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

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4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

South West Coast Path (Section 48: Abbotsbury to Ferrybridge)Walking route▾

Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

South West Coast Path (Section 49: Isle of Portland Circuit)Walking route▾

Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

South West Coast Path (Section 50: Ferrybridge to Lulworth Cove)Walking route▾

Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Portland to LulworthWalking route▾

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

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Cycling

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30 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Network Route 26Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network

Rodwell TrailCycling route▾

Named route

N/ACycling route105 m▾

Named routeLength 105 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route304 m▾

Named routeRef 26Length 304 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.6 km▾

Named routeRef 26Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route598 m▾

Named routeRef 26Length 598 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

36,534 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

36,534 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds75 species

autumnwinter

2026

Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin

+70 more species

All 75 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2025
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus2025
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
WryneckJynx torquilla2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

36,534 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds75 species

autumnwinter

2026

Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin

+70 more species

All 75 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2025
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus2025
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
WryneckJynx torquilla2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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📷 Chris Downer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Portland: Chiswell Walled Garden

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Photos

📷 Chris Downer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Portland: Chiswell Walled Garden

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Events & activities nearby

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Facilities

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Café

The Blue Fish · 81m

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Parking

Victoria Square · Paid · 43m

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Playground

3 · 133m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

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