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Places › England › South West › Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Getting here
50.75229, -1.81176
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⛳ Golf is at its best in summer here ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⛳ Golf is at its best in summer here ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around 🚲 Bike parking⛺ Campsite🅿️ Parking
🦉 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 — Dartford Warbler, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +79 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Dartford Warbler, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +79 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Banded Demoiselle, Swollen-thighed Beetle +35 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Banded Demoiselle, Swollen-thighed Beetle +35 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Avon Valley Path Walking route 55 km ▾
Named route Ref AVP Length 55 km Regional walking route
Show on map West Lane Walking route ▾
Named route Ref br-710
Show on map Stour Valley Way Walking route 100 km ▾
Named route Ref SVW Length 100 km Regional walking route
Show on map European long distance path E9 - part alternative Great Britain Walking route 711 km ▾
Named route Ref E9 Length 711 km International walking route
Show on map Two Bays Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 109 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Stour Valley Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 2 Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map S6 Proposed Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref S6 p Local cycle route
Show on map Woodland Walk Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN25 (Alternate Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NCN25 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 25 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 25 National Cycle Network
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
47,770 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 47,770 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Dartford Warbler · Hobby · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +45
Dartford Warbler Curruca undata2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Woodlark Lullula arborea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Pipistrelle Bat species · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Common Shrew
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Common Shrew Sorex araneus2025 🦎 Reptiles 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Turtles, Terrapins and Tortoises · Slow-worm · Adder · Sand Lizard
Turtles, Terrapins and Tortoises Testudines Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Adder Vipera berus Sand Lizard Lacerta agilis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Natterjack Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Natterjack Toad Epidalea calamita2025 🐝 Insects 17 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Stag Beetle · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Hornet Hoverfly · Banded Demoiselle · Rose Chafer +12
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 47,770 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Dartford Warbler · Hobby · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +45
Dartford Warbler Curruca undata2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Woodlark Lullula arborea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Pipistrelle Bat species · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Common Shrew
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Common Shrew Sorex araneus2025 🦎 Reptiles 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Turtles, Terrapins and Tortoises · Slow-worm · Adder · Sand Lizard
Turtles, Terrapins and Tortoises Testudines Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Adder Vipera berus Sand Lizard Lacerta agilis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Natterjack Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Natterjack Toad Epidalea calamita2025 🐝 Insects 17 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Stag Beetle · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Hornet Hoverfly · Banded Demoiselle · Rose Chafer +12
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Batman Hoverfly
Batman Hoverfly
Myathropa florea
Myathropa florea
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Xanthogramma citrofasciatum Xanthogramma citrofasciatum
Xanthogramma citrofasciatum Xanthogramma citrofasciatum
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Cantharis fusca Cantharis fusca
Cantharis fusca Cantharis fusca
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus
Fan-bristled Robberfly Dysmachus trigonus
Fan-bristled Robberfly Dysmachus trigonus
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa 