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Durley Chine

2 ha

📷 Betty Longbottom · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

50.71463, -1.88954

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • ☕Chineside — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

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

8 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon, Robin +78 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon, Robin +78 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Torth Felen, Snowy Waxcap, Amanita'r Gwybed +128 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Torth Felen, Snowy Waxcap, Amanita'r Gwybed +128 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Foraging

Fungi — Tawny Funnel, Wood Blewits, Penny Bun +19 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hazel, Hemlock Water-dropwort, Nipplewort +18 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Hazel, Hemlock Water-dropwort, Nipplewort +18 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Stag Beetle, Speckled Wood, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers +43 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Speckled Wood, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers +43 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Stour Valley WayWalking route100 km
Named routeRef SVWLength 100 kmRegional walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 52: Worth Matravers to South Haven Point)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Poole Coast PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Two Bays WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Bourne Valley Greenway walkWalking route
Named routeRef BVGLocal walking route
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Cycling

103 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
C7Cycling route
Named routeRef C7Local cycle route
Turbary LinkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
S6 ProposedCycling route
Named routeRef S6 pLocal cycle route
Parkstone QuietwayCycling route
Named routeRef C6Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath - Durley Chine

📷 Betty Longbottom · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath - Durley Chine

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Boscombe Chine GardensUrban park3.1 km→🌱Central GardensUrban park900 m→🌱Central GardensUrban park900 m→🌱Kings ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Kings ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Whitecliff ParkUrban park4.8 km→

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