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🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic🛝 Family
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South West › Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Getting here
50.71859, -1.87713
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Costa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Costa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Robin +36 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Robin +36 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Harlequin Ladybird, Helophilus pendulus +32 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Harlequin Ladybird, Helophilus pendulus +32 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Stour Valley Way Walking route 100 km ▾
Named route Ref SVW Length 100 km Regional walking route
Show on map South West Coast Path (Section 52: Worth Matravers to South Haven Point) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SWCP National walking route
Show on map Poole Coast Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Bourne Valley Greenway walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref BVG Local walking route
Show on map Boscombe Arts Trail. Walking route ▾
92 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 Turbary Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map S6 Proposed Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref S6 p Local cycle route
Show on map Parkstone Quietway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C6 Local cycle route
Show on map Woodland Walk Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Bournemouth: temporary ice rink in the Lower Gardens
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Wildlife to spot
9,016 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,016 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Robin · Magpie · Mallard +34
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2024 Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Muntjac · Bank Vole · Sika Deer +2
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Bank Vole Myodes glareolus Sika Deer Cervus nippon Feral Goat Capra hircus2024 Feral Sheep Ovis aries 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Wall Lizard · Slow-worm
Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 🐝 Insects 35 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Stag Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Marmalade Hoverfly +30
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Suillia notata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,016 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Robin · Magpie · Mallard +34
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2024 Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Muntjac · Bank Vole · Sika Deer +2
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Bank Vole Myodes glareolus Sika Deer Cervus nippon Feral Goat Capra hircus2024 Feral Sheep Ovis aries 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Wall Lizard · Slow-worm
Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 🐝 Insects 35 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Stag Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Marmalade Hoverfly +30
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Suillia notata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Suillia notata
Suillia notata
Tree Snipefly Chrysopilus laetus
Tree Snipefly Chrysopilus laetus
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Toxonevra muliebris Toxonevra muliebris
Toxonevra muliebris Toxonevra muliebris
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Acorn Weevil Curculio glandium
Acorn Weevil Curculio glandium
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis
Yellow-legged Black Legionnaire Beris morrisii
Yellow-legged Black Legionnaire Beris morrisii
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Issus coleoptratus Issus coleoptratus
Issus coleoptratus Issus coleoptratus
Brown Chafer Serica brunnea
Brown Chafer Serica brunnea
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus
Noble Chafer Gnorimus nobilis
Noble Chafer Gnorimus nobilis
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024
Thricops diaphanus Thricops diaphanus2024
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