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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
50.78921, -2.84251
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swallow and Chaffinch
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swallow and Chaffinch
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swallow, Chaffinch, Blackcap +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Swallow, Chaffinch, Blackcap +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Red Admiral +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Urban park — open green space
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Wessex RidgewayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Liberty TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef LIBRegional walking route
15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route▾
National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 2Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km▾
Named routeRef 2Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route442 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 442 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km▾
Named routeRef 2Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route546 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 546 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeListed length 207km
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
3,816 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,816 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwallow · Blackcap · Tawny Owl · Goldfinch · Robin +23
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major2022
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2023▾
Red Fox · Otter · Brown Hare
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- OtterLutra lutra2022
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2022
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects14 species
springsummer
2025▾
Meadow Grasshopper · Green Shieldbug · Mystacides longicornis · Eristalis tenax · Common Cockchafer +9
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2022
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
American Skunk-cabbage · Bristly Oxtongue · Creeping Thistle · Red Clover · Tufted Vetch +82
- American Skunk-cabbageLysichiton americanus
- Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2021
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2021
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense2021
- Tufted VetchVicia cracca2021
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,816 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwallow · Blackcap · Tawny Owl · Goldfinch · Robin +23
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major2022
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2023▾
Red Fox · Otter · Brown Hare
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- OtterLutra lutra2022
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2022
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects14 species
springsummer
2025▾
Meadow Grasshopper · Green Shieldbug · Mystacides longicornis · Eristalis tenax · Common Cockchafer +9
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2022
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
American Skunk-cabbage · Bristly Oxtongue · Creeping Thistle · Red Clover · Tufted Vetch +82
- American Skunk-cabbageLysichiton americanus
- Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2021
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2021
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense2021
- Tufted VetchVicia cracca2021
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2021
2021
Spiny RestharrowOnonis spinosa2021Spiny RestharrowOnonis spinosa2021Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2021Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2021Hesgen LwydCarex divulsa2021Hesgen LwydCarex divulsa2021Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2021Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2021Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2021Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2021Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2021Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2021Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2021Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2021DandelionTaraxacum2021DandelionTaraxacum2021Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2021Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2021Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2021Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2021AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2021AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2021Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2021Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2021Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2021Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2021Common CouchElymus repens2021Common CouchElymus repens2021Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2021Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2021Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2021Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2021Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2021Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2021Common BentAgrostis capillaris2021Common BentAgrostis capillaris2021TimothyPhleum pratense2021TimothyPhleum pratense2021Tall TutsanHypericum androsaemum x hircinum = H. x inodorum2021Tall TutsanHypericum androsaemum x hircinum = H. x inodorum2021Tuberous ComfreySymphytum tuberosum2021Tuberous ComfreySymphytum tuberosum2021Pencilled Crane's-billGeranium versicolor2021Pencilled Crane's-billGeranium versicolor2021Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2021Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2021Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2021Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2021BrambleRubus fruticosus2021BrambleRubus fruticosus2021Ribbed MelilotMelilotus officinalis2021Ribbed MelilotMelilotus officinalis2021Black BryonyTamus communis2021Black BryonyTamus communis2021Goat WillowSalix caprea2021Goat WillowSalix caprea2021Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2021Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2021Dog-roseRosa canina2021Dog-roseRosa canina2021Black MedickMedicago lupulina2021Black MedickMedicago lupulina2021AshFraxinus excelsior2021AshFraxinus excelsior2021Pale Yellow-eyed-grassSisyrinchium striatum2021Pale Yellow-eyed-grassSisyrinchium striatum2021YarrowAchillea millefolium2021YarrowAchillea millefolium2021Field MapleAcer campestre2021Field MapleAcer campestre2021Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2021Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2021Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2021Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2021DogwoodCornus sanguinea2021DogwoodCornus sanguinea2021Pepper-saxifrageSilaum silaus2021Pepper-saxifrageSilaum silaus2021HawthornCrataegus monogyna2021HawthornCrataegus monogyna2021MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2021MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2021Yellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolon2022Yellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolon2022False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2021False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2021Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2021Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2021White CloverTrifolium repens2021White CloverTrifolium repens2021Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2021Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2021Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2021Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2021Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2021Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2021Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2021Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2021Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia2021Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia2021Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2021Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2021Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2021Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2021HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2021HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2021Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2021Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2021KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2021KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2021Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2021Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2021Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2021Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2021SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2021SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2021Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2021Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2021Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2021Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2021Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2021Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2021False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2021False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2021Red FescueFestuca rubra2021Red FescueFestuca rubra2021DaisyBellis perennis2021DaisyBellis perennis2021Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2021Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2021Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2021Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2021Corky-fruited Water-dropwortOenanthe pimpinelloides2021Corky-fruited Water-dropwortOenanthe pimpinelloides2021Common NettleUrtica dioica2021Common NettleUrtica dioica2021CharlockSinapis arvensis2021CharlockSinapis arvensis2021Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2021Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2021Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2021Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2021Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2021Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2021Greater PlantainPlantago major2021Greater PlantainPlantago major2021Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2021Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2021Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2021Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2021BlackthornPrunus spinosa2021BlackthornPrunus spinosa2021Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii2021Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii2021SilverweedPotentilla anserina2021SilverweedPotentilla anserina2021Common VetchVicia sativa2021Common VetchVicia sativa2021Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2021Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2021Curled DockRumex crispus2021Curled DockRumex crispus2021Events & activities nearby
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