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Getting here
50.73373, -1.80480
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🦉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 — Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon, Magpie +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon, Magpie +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Red Admiral +54 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Large White, Red Admiral +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Intermediate Evening-primrose · last seen 2025; Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Intermediate Evening-primrose · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Avon Valley PathWalking route55 km▾
Named routeRef AVPLength 55 kmRegional walking route
West LaneWalking route▾
Named routeRef br-710
Stour Valley WayWalking route100 km▾
Named routeRef SVWLength 100 kmRegional walking route
European long distance path E9 - part alternative Great BritainWalking route711 km▾
Named routeRef E9Length 711 kmInternational walking route
Two Bays WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
96 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Stour Valley CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 2Cycling route▾
National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
S6 ProposedCycling route▾
Named routeRef S6 pLocal cycle route
Woodland WalkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 25Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 25National Cycle Network
Stour Valley CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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West Southbourne: footpath I03 approaches Lingdale Road
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
31,866 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
31,866 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds53 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2026▾
Magpie · Mute Swan · Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +48
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
- Hirundo rustica rusticaHirundo rustica rustica2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2026▾
Pipistrelle Bat species · Rabbit
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
🦎Reptiles4 species
springsummer
2026▾
Wall Lizard · Common Lizard · Turtles, Terrapins and Tortoises · Green Lizard
- Wall LizardPodarcis muralis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2025
- Turtles, Terrapins and TortoisesTestudines2025
- Green LizardLacerta viridis/bilineata2025
🐝Insects27 species
springsummer
2025▾
Banded Demoiselle · Hornet Hoverfly · Cabbage Bug · Swollen-thighed Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird +22
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus
Springy Turf-moss
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
31,866 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds53 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2026▾
Magpie · Mute Swan · Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +48
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
- Hirundo rustica rusticaHirundo rustica rustica2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2026▾
Pipistrelle Bat species · Rabbit
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
🦎Reptiles4 species
springsummer
2026▾
Wall Lizard · Common Lizard · Turtles, Terrapins and Tortoises · Green Lizard
- Wall LizardPodarcis muralis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2025
- Turtles, Terrapins and TortoisesTestudines2025
- Green LizardLacerta viridis/bilineata2025
🐝Insects27 species
springsummer
2025▾
Banded Demoiselle · Hornet Hoverfly · Cabbage Bug · Swollen-thighed Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird +22
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus
Springy Turf-moss
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rose ChaferCetonia aurataRose ChaferCetonia aurataBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaSitaris muralisSitaris muralisSitaris muralisSitaris muralisScymnus suturalisScymnus suturalisScymnus suturalisScymnus suturalisCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumCommon EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucens14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctataSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusStag BeetleLucanus cervusStag BeetleLucanus cervusGorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratusGorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratusHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleXanthogramma citrofasciatumXanthogramma citrofasciatumXanthogramma citrofasciatumXanthogramma citrofasciatumMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusCantharis fuscaCantharis fuscaCantharis fuscaCantharis fuscaMelanostomaMelanostomaMelanostomaMelanostomaEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxCommon Flower BugAnthocoris nemorumCommon Flower BugAnthocoris nemorumGreen Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridulaGreen Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula