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Parr's Plantation - Mixed woodland

2 ha

📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

50.75062, -1.97357

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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
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Family friendly

playground

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Ferndown, Stour and Forest TrailWalking route
Named route
Walk at Eye Bridge and Pamphill, Kingston LacyWalking route5.4 km

Grass, undulating and rough in parts, gravel tracks, easy ascents and descents.

Named routeLength 5.4 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal 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
Poole Coast PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

176 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cycleway Poole to WarehamCycling route
Named routeRef C3Local cycle route
Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Poole Harbour Trails - CCycling route
Named routeRef pht-cLocal cycle route
Poole to FerndownCycling route
Named routeRef S5Local cycle route
C7Cycling route
Named routeRef C7Local cycle route
Turbary LinkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Poole : Canford Heath Footpath

📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Poole : Canford Heath Footpath

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Upton Country ParkUrban park3.2 km→🏞️UPTONCountry park3 km→🌱Harbourside ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Harbourside ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Poole ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Whitecliff ParkUrban park4.1 km→

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