Knighton Heath Golf Course
🦉 Wildlife⛳ Golf🦅 Birds
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Public access Paid entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South West › Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Getting here
50.76090, -1.93765
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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 🐕 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 ⛳ Golf is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 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 — Peregrine, Herring Gull, Woodpigeon +83 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Peregrine, Herring Gull, Woodpigeon +83 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Common Darter, Keeled Skimmer, Emperor Dragonfly +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ferndown, Stour and Forest Trail Walking route ▾
Walk at Eye Bridge and Pamphill, Kingston Lacy Walking route 5.4 km ▾
Grass, undulating and rough in parts, gravel tracks, easy ascents and descents.
Named route Length 5.4 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Walk at Pamphill Green and Moor, Kingston Lacy Walking route 2.8 km ▾
Grass, gravel tracks and a short stretch on a path, undulating and rough in parts, with easy ascents and descents. The walk may be wet in winter.
Named route Length 2.8 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Bourne Valley Greenway walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref BVG Local walking route
Show on map Castleman Trailway Walking route 26.5 km ▾
Named route Ref CT Length 26.5 km Local walking route
Show on map 206 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 25 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 25 National Cycle Network
Show on map Poole Harbour Trails - A Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref pht-a Local cycle route
Show on map Canford Heath Quiet Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Bournemouth to Parley Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref c2 Local cycle route
Show on map University to Alderney Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C8 Local cycle route
Show on map Bourne Valley Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Bourne Valley Greenway Local cycle route
Show on map 5 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
30,115 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 30,115 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Peregrine · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Hobby · Magpie +46
Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major Dartford Warbler Curruca undata2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Brent Goose Branta bernicla2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Red Fox · Roe Deer
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Smooth Snake
Smooth Snake Coronella austriaca 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 23 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Darter · Dock Bug · Keeled Skimmer · Harlequin Ladybird · Emperor Dragonfly +18
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 30,115 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Peregrine · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Hobby · Magpie +46
Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major Dartford Warbler Curruca undata2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Brent Goose Branta bernicla2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Red Fox · Roe Deer
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Smooth Snake
Smooth Snake Coronella austriaca 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 23 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Darter · Dock Bug · Keeled Skimmer · Harlequin Ladybird · Emperor Dragonfly +18
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown Hawker
Brown Hawker
Aeshna grandis2025
Aeshna grandis2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor
Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum2025
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum2025
Common Pondskater Gerris (Gerris) lacustris2025
Common Pondskater Gerris (Gerris) lacustris2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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