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Fern Barrow: a bowl barrow on Talbot Heath

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📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

50.73292, -1.90241

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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
  • ✦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

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +52 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Stag Beetle, Bumblebee, Small White +141 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Hazel, Himalayan Balsam +21 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Hazel, Himalayan Balsam +21 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, Bramble, Rowan +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Ferndown, Stour and Forest TrailWalking route
Named route
Stour Valley WayWalking route100 km
Named routeRef SVWLength 100 kmRegional walking route
Poole Coast PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Bourne Valley Greenway walkWalking route
Named routeRef BVGLocal walking route
Boscombe Arts Trail.Walking route
Named route
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Cycling

98 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

Talbot Heath, fires 5 & 10

📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Talbot Heath, fires 5 & 10

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🌱Boscombe Chine GardensUrban park4.1 km→🌱Central GardensUrban park1.9 km→🌱Central GardensUrban park1.9 km→🌱Whitecliff ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Kings ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Kings ParkUrban park4.4 km→

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