🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
50.71741, -1.99946
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦101+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Avocet
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 224m away — 8 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦101+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Avocet
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 224m away — 8 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wigeon, Avocet, Black-tailed Godwit +98 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wigeon, Avocet, Black-tailed Godwit +98 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km19 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Castleman TrailwayWalking route26.5 km▾
Named routeRef CTLength 26.5 kmLocal walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 52: Worth Matravers to South Haven Point)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Poole Coast PathWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Shipstal trailWalking route▾
Shipstal trail, part of Arne RSPB reserve. Permissive route for people who have paid to access the reserve
Named route
Cordite WayWalking route▾
129 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway Poole to WarehamCycling route▾
Named routeRef C3Local 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
C7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef C7Local cycle route
Parkstone QuietwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef C6Local cycle route
Route 25Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 25National Cycle Network
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Poole Harbour Trails - ArneMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef pht-rLocal cycle route
Poole Harbour Trails - OwerMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef pht-oLocal cycle route
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
82,974 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
82,974 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWigeon · Avocet · Shelduck · Black-tailed Godwit · Black-headed Gull +99
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Harbour Seal
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Harbour SealPhoca vitulina2025
Harlequin Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Torth Felen · Cushion Bracket · Oak Curtain Crust · Ganoderma adspersum · Yellow Brain +21
- Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare
- Cushion BracketPhellinus pomaceus
- Oak Curtain CrustHymenochaete rubiginosa
- Ganoderma adspersumGanoderma adspersum
- Yellow BrainTremella mesenterica
- Smoky BracketBjerkandera adusta
- Hairy Curtain Crust
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
82,974 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWigeon · Avocet · Shelduck · Black-tailed Godwit · Black-headed Gull +99
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Harbour Seal
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Harbour SealPhoca vitulina2025
Harlequin Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Torth Felen · Cushion Bracket · Oak Curtain Crust · Ganoderma adspersum · Yellow Brain +21
- Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare
- Cushion BracketPhellinus pomaceus
- Oak Curtain CrustHymenochaete rubiginosa
- Ganoderma adspersumGanoderma adspersum
- Yellow BrainTremella mesenterica
- Smoky BracketBjerkandera adusta
- Hairy Curtain Crust
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Stereum hirsutum
Stereum hirsutum
Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceusGlistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceusBlackfoot PolyporePolyporus leptocephalusBlackfoot PolyporePolyporus leptocephalusBirch WoodwartJackrogersella multiformisBirch WoodwartJackrogersella multiformisBracken MapRhopographus filicinusBracken MapRhopographus filicinusWaxy CrustVuilleminia comedensWaxy CrustVuilleminia comedensRamalina fastigiataRamalina fastigiataRamalina fastigiataRamalina fastigiataOchre CushionTrichoderma pulvinatumOchre CushionTrichoderma pulvinatumHypoxylon petriniaeHypoxylon petriniaeHypoxylon petriniaeHypoxylon petriniaeRazor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulinaRazor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulinaBirch BesomTaphrina betulinaBirch BesomTaphrina betulinaBotryobasidium aureumBotryobasidium aureumBotryobasidium aureumBotryobasidium aureumBeechmast CandlesnuffXylaria carpophilaBeechmast CandlesnuffXylaria carpophilaBlushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosaBlushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosaYellowing KnightTricholoma scalpturatumYellowing KnightTricholoma scalpturatumBirch MazegillTrametes betulinaBirch MazegillTrametes betulinaScurfy TwigletTubaria furfuraceaScurfy TwigletTubaria furfuraceaKing Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentricaKing Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentricaTurkeytailTrametes versicolorTurkeytailTrametes versicolorBrittle CinderKretzschmaria deustaBrittle CinderKretzschmaria deustaEvents & activities nearby
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