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Millhams Mead

71 ha

📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome71 ha

Getting here

50.77326, -1.90922

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tufted Duck and Black-headed Gull
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 88m away

Good to know

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

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Tufted Duck, Black-headed Gull, Gadwall +68 more · last seen 2026; Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Family friendly

Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 9 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 · 142 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 142 mPath type: path
Ferndown, Stour and Forest Trailpublic footpath · 86 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 86 mPath type: footway
Ferndown, Stour and Forest Trailpublic footpath · 301 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 301 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

72 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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Millhams Mead, molehills

📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Millhams Mead, molehills

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