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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
50.73952, -2.75973
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦103+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Water Rail and Goldfinch
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦103+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Water Rail and Goldfinch
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Water Rail, Goldfinch, Swift +100 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Water Rail, Goldfinch, Swift +100 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood, Large White +45 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 25 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
The Cogden Circular, Hive BeachWalking route3.5 km▾
Named routeLength 3.5 kmDuration 1:00Round tripLocal walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 46: Seaton to Seatown)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 47: Seatown to Abbotsbury)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Hive Beach coast path walk, Hive BeachWalking route1.7 km▾
Named routeLength 1.7 kmDuration 0:30Round tripLocal walking route
North Allingtonpublic footpath · 76 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 76 mPath type: service
North Mills Roadpublic footpath · 60 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 60 mPath type: residential
North Streetpublic footpath · 106 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 106 mPath type: residential
43 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route▾
National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Route 267Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 267National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 2Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route171 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 171 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route25 m▾
Named routeRef 267Length 25 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route489 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 489 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
20,984 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
20,984 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Kingfisher · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Herring Gull · Goldfinch +46
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- SwiftApus apus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Water Vole · Rabbit
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐝Insects15 species
springsummer
2026▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Oedemera femoralis · Eristalis tenax · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Eristalis nemorum +10
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025
- Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2025
- Oak Bush-cricket
Reversed Clover
- Reversed CloverTrifolium resupinatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
20,984 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Kingfisher · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Herring Gull · Goldfinch +46
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- SwiftApus apus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Water Vole · Rabbit
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐝Insects15 species
springsummer
2026▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Oedemera femoralis · Eristalis tenax · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Eristalis nemorum +10
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025
- Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2025
- Oak Bush-cricket
Reversed Clover
- Reversed CloverTrifolium resupinatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meconema thalassinum2025
Meconema thalassinum2025
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025Oil BeetleMeloe2025Oil BeetleMeloe2025Andrion regensteinenseAndrion regensteinense2025Andrion regensteinenseAndrion regensteinense2025Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis2025Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis2025