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🦅 Birds✦ Heritage🦉 Wildlife
Public access Dogs welcome 135 ha
Getting here
50.91372, -2.09485
Open directionsv Eastbury Park was a country estate near Tarrant Gunville in Dorset, England. It contained a large mansion designed by Sir John Vanbrugh. The mansion has not survived, but its former service wing has become a country house known as Eastbury House, a Grade I listed building.
Read more on Wikipedia → Estate Grade II* listed park and garden
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Woodpigeon ✦ 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
🐦 51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Woodpigeon ✦ 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 — Wren, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +48 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
✦ Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: EASTBURY HOUSE INCLUDING ATTACHED WEST COURTYARD AND GATEWAY.; Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Wren, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +48 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Xylaria cinerea, Razor Strop Fungus, Smoky Spindles +17 more · last seen 2024
Varies
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Shire Rack Walking route ▾
Path following the Dorset-Wiltshire border
Named route
Show on map Wessex Ridgeway Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WR Regional walking route
Show on map Jubilee Trail (Dorset) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map The Hardy Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map North Dorset Cycle Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map National Byway Dorset Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Loop Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Listed length 207km
Show on map 5 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Not Eastbury House, another house in the grounds
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Wildlife to spot
3,447 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,447 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Wren · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +46
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Robin Erithacus rubecula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Rook Corvus frugilegus Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Skylark Alauda arvensis Linnet Linaria cannabina Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Whitethroat Curruca communis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Herring Gull Larus argentatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Stock Dove Columba oenas Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Jay Garrulus glandarius Swallow Hirundo rustica Redwing Turdus iliacus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Barn Owl Tyto alba Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Magpie Pica pica Coot Fulica atra Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Merlin Falco columbarius Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Stoat
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Stoat Mustela erminea2024 Xylaria cinerea · Razor Strop Fungus · Smoky Spindles · Hare'sfoot Inkcap · Oak Curtain Crust +15
Xylaria cinerea Xylaria cinerea Razor Strop Fungus Fomitopsis betulina Smoky Spindles Clavaria fumosa Hare'sfoot Inkcap Coprinopsis lagopus Oak Curtain Crust Hymenochaete rubiginosa Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae Common Mazegill Wild Cherry
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,447 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Wren · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +46
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Robin Erithacus rubecula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Rook Corvus frugilegus Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Skylark Alauda arvensis Linnet Linaria cannabina Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Whitethroat Curruca communis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Herring Gull Larus argentatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Stock Dove Columba oenas Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Jay Garrulus glandarius Swallow Hirundo rustica Redwing Turdus iliacus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Barn Owl Tyto alba Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Magpie Pica pica Coot Fulica atra Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Merlin Falco columbarius Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Stoat
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Stoat Mustela erminea2024 Xylaria cinerea · Razor Strop Fungus · Smoky Spindles · Hare'sfoot Inkcap · Oak Curtain Crust +15
Xylaria cinerea Xylaria cinerea Razor Strop Fungus Fomitopsis betulina Smoky Spindles Clavaria fumosa Hare'sfoot Inkcap Coprinopsis lagopus Oak Curtain Crust Hymenochaete rubiginosa Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae Common Mazegill Wild Cherry
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Datronia mollis
Datronia mollis
Clustered Domecap Lyophyllum decastes
Clustered Domecap Lyophyllum decastes
Scutellinia olivascens Scutellinia olivascens
Scutellinia olivascens Scutellinia olivascens
Common Bonnet Mycena galericulata
Common Bonnet Mycena galericulata
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum
Yellow Cobweb Phlebiella vaga
Yellow Cobweb Phlebiella vaga
Yellowing Curtain Crust Stereum subtomentosum
Yellowing Curtain Crust Stereum subtomentosum
Veined Shield Pluteus thomsonii
Veined Shield Pluteus thomsonii
Bleeding Oak Crust Stereum gausapatum
Bleeding Oak Crust Stereum gausapatum
Torth Felen Hypholoma fasciculare
Torth Felen Hypholoma fasciculare
Lemon Disco Calycina citrina
Lemon Disco Calycina citrina
Violet Bramble Rust Phragmidium violaceum
Violet Bramble Rust Phragmidium violaceum
Felted Twiglet Tubaria conspersa
Felted Twiglet Tubaria conspersa
Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatum
Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatum Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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