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Longham Lakes

57 ha

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome57 ha

Getting here

50.78032, -1.91449

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking on site — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Tufted Duck, Black-headed Gull, Gadwall +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Tufted Duck, Black-headed Gull, Gadwall +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Waterside walks

Reservoir — waterside public access; parking

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Pied Shieldbug · last seen 2026; Insects — Pied Shieldbug · last seen 2026

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Ferndown, Stour and Forest Trail

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Ferndown, Stour and Forest TrailWalking route
Named route
Bourne Valley Greenway walkWalking route
Named routeRef BVGLocal walking route
Castleman TrailwayWalking route26.5 km
Named routeRef CTLength 26.5 kmLocal walking route
Stour Valley WayWalking route100 km
Named routeRef SVWLength 100 kmRegional walking route
Ferndown, Stour and Forest Trailpublic footpath · 285 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 285 mPath type: footway
Ferndown, Stour and Forest Trailpublic footpath · 142 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 142 mPath type: path
Ferndown, Stour and Forest Trailpublic footpath · 86 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 86 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

82 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 25Cycling route
Named routeRef 25National Cycle Network
Canford Heath Quiet CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Bournemouth to ParleyCycling route
Named routeRef c2Local cycle route
University to AlderneyCycling route
Named routeRef C8Local cycle route
Bourne Valley GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef Bourne Valley GreenwayLocal cycle route
Francis Avenue to BroadstoneCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Green Lanebridleway · 252 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 252 mPath type: bridleway
High Mead Lanebridleway · 370 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 370 mSurface compactedPath type: unclassified
Green Lanebridleway · 241 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 241 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path on the western edge of Longham Lakes

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path on the western edge of Longham Lakes

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