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🚵 Mountain bikes🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 110 ha
Places › England › South West › Dorset Getting here
50.72636, -2.10813
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds 🐕 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🌳 Large woodland — room to roam🚵 Mountain biking
Very strong match
16 MTB/downhill trail(s)
Varies
🦉 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 — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Keeled Skimmer, Common Blue Damselfly, Platycheirus albimanus +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Purbeck Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map The Hardy Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Shipstal trail Walking route ▾
Shipstal trail, part of Arne RSPB reserve. Permissive route for people who have paid to access the reserve
Named route
Show on map Cordite Way Walking route ▾
Wareham Forest Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wareham/Poole Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway Poole to Wareham Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C3 Local cycle route
Show on map Poole Harbour Trails - C Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref pht-c Local cycle route
Show on map Lawrence Ride Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map Castle Ride Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map Priory Ride Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Local cycle route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Sika Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Poole Harbour Trails - Arne Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref pht-r Local cycle route
Show on map 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Gore Fields Lane bridleway · 591 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 591 m Path type: track
Show on map Photos Gore Heath, forestry track
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38,999 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 38,999 records · National Biodiversity Network Crossbill · Wren · Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow +34
Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 🐝 Insects 14 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Platycheirus albimanus · Melanostoma scalare · Syrphus · Shining Guest Ant · Sphaerophoria scripta +9
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Syrphus Syrphus Shining Guest Ant Formicoxenus nitidulus Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Marsh Clubmoss
Marsh Clubmoss Lycopodiella inundata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 38,999 records · National Biodiversity Network Crossbill · Wren · Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow +34
Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 🐝 Insects 14 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Platycheirus albimanus · Melanostoma scalare · Syrphus · Shining Guest Ant · Sphaerophoria scripta +9
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Syrphus Syrphus Shining Guest Ant Formicoxenus nitidulus Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Marsh Clubmoss
Marsh Clubmoss Lycopodiella inundata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Slender Ant Leptothorax acervorum
Slender Ant Leptothorax acervorum
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Cis boleti Cis boleti
Cis boleti Cis boleti
Turf Ant Tetramorium caespitum
Turf Ant Tetramorium caespitum
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Nebria salina Nebria salina
Nebria salina Nebria salina
Pteroxanium kelloggi Pteroxanium kelloggi
Pteroxanium kelloggi Pteroxanium kelloggi 