Medieval settlement immediately west of Waterston House
2 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
50.75592, -2.38117
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Hobby and Firecrest
- ✦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
- 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Hobby and Firecrest
- ✦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 — Hobby, Firecrest, Woodpigeon +81 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Hobby, Firecrest, Woodpigeon +81 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Red Admiral, Small White +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: The Hardy Way; Named hiking route nearby: The Hardy Way
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Frome Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
The Hardy WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Hardy’s cottage to Max GateWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 26Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
Route 2Cycling route▾
National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Frome Valley Cycle TrailCycling route▾
Dorset trail
Named routeRef FVTLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route148 m▾
Named routeRef 26Length 148 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route8 m▾
Named routeRef 26Length 8 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other
Alternative RouteCycling route2.4 km▾
Named routeRef 26Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Waterston: the Piddle enters the manor house gardens
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Wildlife to spot
6,769 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,769 records · National Biodiversity NetworkLittle Ringed Plover · Firecrest · Hobby · Peregrine · Chiffchaff +36
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Siberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita tristis
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Brown Hare
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Adder · Sand Lizard · Smooth Snake
- AdderVipera berus2024
- Sand LizardLacerta agilis
- Smooth SnakeCoronella austriaca
🐝Insects3 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Corizus hyoscyami · Common Cockchafer · 14-spot Ladybird
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
White Melilot · Wood Anemone · Perennial Rye-grass · Male-fern · Wood-sedge +47
- White MelilotMelilotus albus
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2024
- Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024
- Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2024
- Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2024
- Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,769 records · National Biodiversity NetworkLittle Ringed Plover · Firecrest · Hobby · Peregrine · Chiffchaff +36
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Siberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita tristis
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Brown Hare
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Adder · Sand Lizard · Smooth Snake
- AdderVipera berus2024
- Sand LizardLacerta agilis
- Smooth SnakeCoronella austriaca
🐝Insects3 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Corizus hyoscyami · Common Cockchafer · 14-spot Ladybird
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
White Melilot · Wood Anemone · Perennial Rye-grass · Male-fern · Wood-sedge +47
- White MelilotMelilotus albus
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2024
- Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024
- Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2024
- Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2024
- Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2024Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2024Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera2024Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera2024CleaversGalium aparine2024CleaversGalium aparine2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024HollyIlex aquifolium2024HollyIlex aquifolium2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024DogwoodCornus sanguinea2024DogwoodCornus sanguinea2024Common SallowSalix cinerea2024Common SallowSalix cinerea2024Wood SpurgeEuphorbia amygdaloides2024Wood SpurgeEuphorbia amygdaloides2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024NipplewortLapsana communis2024NipplewortLapsana communis2024Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2024Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2024Wood DockRumex sanguineus2024Wood DockRumex sanguineus2024Hedera helixHedera helix2024Hedera helixHedera helix2024BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2024Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2024Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2024Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2024ElderSambucus nigra2024ElderSambucus nigra2024Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024DandelionTaraxacum2024DandelionTaraxacum2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024BeechFagus sylvatica2024BeechFagus sylvatica2024Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2024PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024HazelCorylus avellana2024HazelCorylus avellana2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024PignutConopodium majus2024PignutConopodium majus2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2024Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2024Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2024Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2024Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2024Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2024False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2024False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2024SpindleEuonymus europaeus2024SpindleEuonymus europaeus2024Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2024Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2024BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2024Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2024Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2024