Medieval settlement and park pale at East Lulworth
35 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome35 ha
Getting here
50.64100, -2.21837
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦40+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦40+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +37 more · last seen 2024; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +37 more · last seen 2024; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dock Bug, Red Admiral, Meadow Brown +263 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Purbeck WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 50: Ferrybridge to Lulworth Cove)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 51: Lulworth Cove to Worth Matravers)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
The Hardy WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Portland to LulworthWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route▾
National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Lawrence RideCycling route▾
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Priory RideCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Purbeck RideCycling route▾
Named routeRef 6Regional cycle route
East Lulworth RideCycling route▾
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Main RouteCycling route44 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 44 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Road between East & West Lulworth
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Wildlife to spot
29,371 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
29,371 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Robin · Chiffchaff · Blue Tit · House Sparrow +27
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- JackdawColoeus monedula2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- JayGarrulus glandarius2022
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
- DunnockPrunella modularis2022
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2022
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
- Great TitParus major2022
- RavenCorvus corax2022
Rabbit · Sika Deer · Mole
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Sika DeerCervus nippon
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2024▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects13 species
springsummer
2025▾
Cantharis rustica · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Lesser Stag Beetle +8
- Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2022
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2022
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2022
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2022
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Greater Pond-sedge · Common Nettle · Broad Buckler-fern · Common Sorrel · Creeping-Jenny +128
- Greater Pond-sedgeCarex riparia
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
- Common SorrelRumex acetosa
- Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia
- RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
- Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
29,371 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Robin · Chiffchaff · Blue Tit · House Sparrow +27
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- JackdawColoeus monedula2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- JayGarrulus glandarius2022
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
- DunnockPrunella modularis2022
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2022
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
- Great TitParus major2022
- RavenCorvus corax2022
Rabbit · Sika Deer · Mole
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Sika DeerCervus nippon
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2024▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects13 species
springsummer
2025▾
Cantharis rustica · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Lesser Stag Beetle +8
- Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2022
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2022
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2022
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2022
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Greater Pond-sedge · Common Nettle · Broad Buckler-fern · Common Sorrel · Creeping-Jenny +128
- Greater Pond-sedgeCarex riparia
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
- Common SorrelRumex acetosa
- Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia
- RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
- Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas