Iford United Reformed Church
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South West › Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Getting here
50.73834, -1.81262
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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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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🦉 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, Magpie, Herring Gull +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Herring Gull +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bramble, Perennial Rye-grass, Agrimony +77 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bramble, Perennial Rye-grass, Agrimony +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Bumblebee, Banded Demoiselle +42 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Bumblebee, Banded Demoiselle +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Bramble, Meadowsweet, Hogweed +7 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 108 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
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Wildlife to spot
31,688 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 31,688 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Magpie · Wren · Blackbird +47
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Hirundo rustica rustica Hirundo rustica rustica2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Brent Goose Branta bernicla2025 Pipistrelle Bat species · Rabbit · Common Shrew · Pipistrelle
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Common Shrew Sorex araneus2025 Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 🦎 Reptiles 4 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Wall Lizard · Turtles, Terrapins and Tortoises · Green Lizard · Common Lizard
Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis Turtles, Terrapins and Tortoises Testudines2025 Green Lizard Lacerta viridis/bilineata2025 Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 26 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Stag Beetle · Banded Demoiselle · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Hornet Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird +21
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Springy Turf-moss
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 31,688 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Magpie · Wren · Blackbird +47
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Hirundo rustica rustica Hirundo rustica rustica2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Brent Goose Branta bernicla2025 Pipistrelle Bat species · Rabbit · Common Shrew · Pipistrelle
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Common Shrew Sorex araneus2025 Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 🦎 Reptiles 4 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Wall Lizard · Turtles, Terrapins and Tortoises · Green Lizard · Common Lizard
Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis Turtles, Terrapins and Tortoises Testudines2025 Green Lizard Lacerta viridis/bilineata2025 Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 26 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Stag Beetle · Banded Demoiselle · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Hornet Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird +21
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Springy Turf-moss
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Sitaris muralis Sitaris muralis
Sitaris muralis Sitaris muralis
Scymnus suturalis Scymnus suturalis
Scymnus suturalis Scymnus suturalis
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
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
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula
Melanostoma Melanostoma
Melanostoma Melanostoma
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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