Rodford Withy Bed - Grassland
49 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦋Insects🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome49 ha
Getting here
50.66561, -2.18036
Open directionsv
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
- 🐕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
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕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
Strong match
Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies
Free
Lowland fens priority habitat
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Grassland — spring and summer wildflowers
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Purbeck WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 51: Lulworth Cove to Worth Matravers)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
The Hardy WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Lulworth Range WalksWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Wareham Forest WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wareham/PooleCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 2Cycling route▾
National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Poole Harbour Trails - CCycling route▾
Named routeRef pht-cLocal cycle route
Lawrence RideCycling route▾
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Castle RideCycling route▾
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Priory RideCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Sika TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
14,499 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
14,499 records · National Biodiversity NetworkHouse Sparrow · Blue Tit · Robin · Chiffchaff · Great Tit +4
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
Tanytarsus · Hydroptila sparsa · Hydroptila simulans · Ithytrichia · Non-biting midges +66
- TanytarsusTanytarsus
- Hydroptila sparsaHydroptila sparsa
- Hydroptila simulansHydroptila simulans
- IthytrichiaIthytrichia
- Non-biting midgesChironomidae
- Psychomyia pusillaPsychomyia pusilla
- CecidomyiidaeCecidomyiidae
🌿Plants1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Marsh Clubmoss
- Marsh ClubmossLycopodiella inundata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,499 records · National Biodiversity NetworkHouse Sparrow · Blue Tit · Robin · Chiffchaff · Great Tit +4
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
Tanytarsus · Hydroptila sparsa · Hydroptila simulans · Ithytrichia · Non-biting midges +66
- TanytarsusTanytarsus
- Hydroptila sparsaHydroptila sparsa
- Hydroptila simulansHydroptila simulans
- IthytrichiaIthytrichia
- Non-biting midgesChironomidae
- Psychomyia pusillaPsychomyia pusilla
- CecidomyiidaeCecidomyiidae
🌿Plants1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Marsh Clubmoss
- Marsh ClubmossLycopodiella inundata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
