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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🧺 Picnic
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
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50.78486, -1.97708
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Linnet, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Linnet, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Helophilus pendulus, Eristalis pertinax, Gatekeeper +74 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Helophilus pendulus, Eristalis pertinax, Gatekeeper +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort, Dusky Beard-moss, Wavy Beard-moss +35 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort, Dusky Beard-moss, Wavy Beard-moss +35 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Ferndown, Stour and Forest Trail Walking route ▾
Walk at Badbury Rings and The Oaks, Kingston Lacy Walking route 6.1 km ▾
Grass, undulating and rough in parts, gravel tracks, easy ascents and descents.
Named route Length 6.1 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Walk at Eye Bridge and Pamphill, Kingston Lacy Walking route 5.4 km ▾
Grass, undulating and rough in parts, gravel tracks, easy ascents and descents.
Named route Length 5.4 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Walk at Pamphill Green and Moor, Kingston Lacy Walking route 2.8 km ▾
Grass, gravel tracks and a short stretch on a path, undulating and rough in parts, with easy ascents and descents. The walk may be wet in winter.
Named route Length 2.8 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Walk at Pamphill and Cowgrove, Kingston Lacy Walking route 4.5 km ▾
Gravel and grass tracks with a short distance on a country lane. Undulating going down into the valley and back. Ground can become very wet in winter.
Named route Length 4.5 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 127 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 25 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 25 National Cycle Network
Show on map Canford Heath Quiet Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map University to Alderney Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C8 Local cycle route
Show on map Bourne Valley Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Bourne Valley Greenway Local cycle route
Show on map Francis Avenue to Broadstone Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Wheelers Lane Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref BR24 Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Merley, recreation ground
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Wildlife to spot
31,928 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 31,928 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Meliscaeva auricollis · Common Darter · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Syrphus · Marmalade Hoverfly +15
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Syrphus Syrphus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes Scarce Chaser Crescent-cup Liverwort · Silky Wall Feather-moss · Kneiff's Feather-moss · Ulota crispula · Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides +28
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum Kneiff's Feather-moss Leptodictyum riparium Ulota crispula Ulota crispula Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides Creeping Fingerwort Lepidozia reptans Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 31,928 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Meliscaeva auricollis · Common Darter · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Syrphus · Marmalade Hoverfly +15
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Syrphus Syrphus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes Scarce Chaser Crescent-cup Liverwort · Silky Wall Feather-moss · Kneiff's Feather-moss · Ulota crispula · Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides +28
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum Kneiff's Feather-moss Leptodictyum riparium Ulota crispula Ulota crispula Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides Creeping Fingerwort Lepidozia reptans Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Libellula fulva
Libellula fulva
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Halesus radiatus Halesus radiatus
Halesus radiatus Halesus radiatus
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Tipula maxima Tipula maxima
Tipula maxima Tipula maxima
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Ulota crispa s.str.
Ulota crispa s.str.
Ulota crispa s.str.
Ulota crispa s.str.
Bruch's Pincushion Ulota bruchii
Bruch's Pincushion Ulota bruchii
Aloe Haircap Pogonatum aloides
Aloe Haircap Pogonatum aloides
Water Mint Mentha aquatica
Water Mint Mentha aquatica
Water Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides
Water Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides
Tubular Water-dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa
Tubular Water-dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa
Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre
Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre
Hairy Sedge Carex hirta
Hairy Sedge Carex hirta
Wavy Beard-moss Didymodon sinuosus
Wavy Beard-moss Didymodon sinuosus
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Marsh Bryum Bryum pseudotriquetrum
Marsh Bryum Bryum pseudotriquetrum
Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii
Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii
Dusky Beard-moss Didymodon luridus
Dusky Beard-moss Didymodon luridus
Spiral Extinguisher-moss Encalypta streptocarpa
Spiral Extinguisher-moss Encalypta streptocarpa
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Perthshire Beard-moss Didymodon rigidulus
Perthshire Beard-moss Didymodon rigidulus
Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata 