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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 9 ha
Places › England › South West › Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Getting here
50.79749, -1.84478
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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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Robin, Blackbird, Chaffinch +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Chaffinch +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Minotaur Beetle, Stag Beetle, Southern Hawker +25 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Scots Pine, Yorkshire-fog, Heather +70 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Scots Pine, Yorkshire-fog, Heather +70 more · last seen 2022
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Bramble, Pedunculate Oak, Hawthorn +3 more foraging species
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Avon Valley Path Walking route 55 km ▾
Named route Ref AVP Length 55 km Regional walking route
Show on map Ferndown, Stour and Forest Trail Walking route ▾
Kingston Lacy walk at Holt Heath, Kingston Lacy Walking route 9.6 km ▾
The bridleways and footpaths can become rutted, with the eastern sector in part on elevated ground crossing the important heathland mire. Grazing of animals is part of the management of this rare habitat, so dogs should be kept under effective control. St
Named route Length 9.6 km Duration 03:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Castleman Trailway Walking route 26.5 km ▾
Named route Ref CT Length 26.5 km Local walking route
Show on map Stour Valley Way Walking route 100 km ▾
Named route Ref SVW Length 100 km Regional walking route
Show on map 40 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Millhams Road Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Poole to Ferndown Proposed Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref S5-p Local cycle route
Show on map Bournemouth to Tricketts Cross Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C2 Local cycle route
Show on map Ferndown Schools Cycle&Walking Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Leigh Road Wimborne Road Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref S5 Local cycle route
Show on map National Route 256 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 256 National Cycle Network
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Photos Old bridge across Moors River
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Wildlife to spot
9,036 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,036 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Robin · Swallow · Blackbird · Great Tit · Carrion Crow +38
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Swift Apus apus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Rabbit · Roe Deer · Red Fox
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Slow-worm · Indet. Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Indet. Snake Serpentes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Minotaur Beetle · Southern Hawker · Leucophora · Green Tiger Beetle · Glow-worm +3
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 Leucophora Leucophora Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024 🌿 Plants 6 species
summer autumn winter
2024 ▾
Heath Rush · Brooklime · Portuguese Heath · Sand Spurrey · Chamomile +1
Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus Brooklime Veronica beccabunga Portuguese Heath Erica lusitanica Sand Spurrey Spergularia rubra Chamomile Chamaemelum nobile Small Cudweed Logfia minima Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,036 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Robin · Swallow · Blackbird · Great Tit · Carrion Crow +38
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Swift Apus apus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Rabbit · Roe Deer · Red Fox
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Slow-worm · Indet. Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Indet. Snake Serpentes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Minotaur Beetle · Southern Hawker · Leucophora · Green Tiger Beetle · Glow-worm +3
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 Leucophora Leucophora Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024 🌿 Plants 6 species
summer autumn winter
2024 ▾
Heath Rush · Brooklime · Portuguese Heath · Sand Spurrey · Chamomile +1
Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus Brooklime Veronica beccabunga Portuguese Heath Erica lusitanica Sand Spurrey Spergularia rubra Chamomile Chamaemelum nobile Small Cudweed Logfia minima Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Abax parallelepipedus
Abax parallelepipedus
Abax parallelepipedus2024
Abax parallelepipedus2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024 