North Bournemouth Allotments
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Dogs welcome
Places › England › South West › Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Getting here
50.74882, -1.90125
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +79 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +79 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Juniper Haircap · last seen 2025; Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Juniper Haircap · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ferndown, Stour and Forest Trail Walking route ▾
Castleman Trailway Walking route 26.5 km ▾
Named route Ref CT Length 26.5 km Local walking route
Show on map Stour Valley Way Walking route 100 km ▾
Named route Ref SVW Length 100 km Regional walking route
Show on map Poole Coast Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Bourne Valley Greenway walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref BVG Local walking route
Show on map 96 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Stour Valley Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 2 Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map Poole to Ferndown Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref S5 Local cycle route
Show on map C7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C7 Local cycle route
Show on map Turbary Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map S6 Proposed Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref S6 p Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
32,310 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 32,310 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie · Herring Gull +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Common Darter · Field Grasshopper +19
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Hornet Hoverfly Springy Turf-moss
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 32,310 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie · Herring Gull +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Common Darter · Field Grasshopper +19
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Hornet Hoverfly Springy Turf-moss
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Volucella zonaria2025
Volucella zonaria2025
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Alydus calcaratus Alydus calcaratus2025
Alydus calcaratus Alydus calcaratus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Bibio lanigerus Bibio lanigerus
Bibio lanigerus Bibio lanigerus
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus2025
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2025
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Bog Bush-cricket Metrioptera brachyptera2025
Bog Bush-cricket Metrioptera brachyptera2025 