Medieval settlement at Brockington, immediately north east of Brockington Farm
4 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
50.89669, -1.97287
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Short-eared Owl and Merlin
- ✦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
- 🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Short-eared Owl and Merlin
- ✦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 — Short-eared Owl, Merlin, Mallard +80 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Short-eared Owl, Merlin, Mallard +80 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Banded Demoiselle +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Burnt Orchid, Lateral Cryphaea, Rambling Tail-moss +26 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
The Hardy WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Brockington Lanepublic footpath · 1.3 km▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.3 kmPath type: track
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National BywayCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
North Dorset Cycle WayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
8,663 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,663 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Merlin · Hawfinch · Short-eared Owl · Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit +43
- MerlinFalco columbarius2025
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
Red Fox
🐝Insects18 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Darter · Cheilosia · Banded Demoiselle · Syrphus · Common Blue Damselfly +13
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- CheilosiaCheilosia
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Cheilosia paganaCheilosia pagana
Creeping Buttercup · Selfheal · Upright Brome · Timothy · Green Alkanet +49
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
- Upright BromeBromopsis erecta
- TimothyPhleum pratense
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
- Hairy VioletViola hirta
- Cymbalaria muralis subsp. muralisCymbalaria muralis subsp. muralis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,663 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Merlin · Hawfinch · Short-eared Owl · Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit +43
- MerlinFalco columbarius2025
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
Red Fox
🐝Insects18 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Darter · Cheilosia · Banded Demoiselle · Syrphus · Common Blue Damselfly +13
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- CheilosiaCheilosia
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Cheilosia paganaCheilosia pagana
Creeping Buttercup · Selfheal · Upright Brome · Timothy · Green Alkanet +49
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
- Upright BromeBromopsis erecta
- TimothyPhleum pratense
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
- Hairy VioletViola hirta
- Cymbalaria muralis subsp. muralisCymbalaria muralis subsp. muralis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatusKeeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescensKeeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescensBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalarePlatycheirus peltatus agg.Platycheirus peltatus agg.Platycheirus peltatus agg.Platycheirus peltatus agg.Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusUrtica dioica subsp. dioicaUrtica dioica subsp. dioicaUrtica dioica subsp. dioicaUrtica dioica subsp. dioicaVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumBlack HorehoundBallota nigraBlack HorehoundBallota nigraCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumDog-roseRosa caninaDog-roseRosa caninaBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisWild OnionAllium vinealeWild OnionAllium vinealeStinking IrisIris foetidissimaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumButcher's-broomRuscus aculeatusButcher's-broomRuscus aculeatusHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaMistletoeViscum albumMistletoeViscum albumRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisLesser BurdockArctium minusLesser BurdockArctium minusCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago major