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Northmoor Park

📷 Peter Elsdon · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

50.69723, -2.11655

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Mallard
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

11 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Herring Gull +82 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Herring Gull +82 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Jellybaby, Grass Oysterling, Poisonpie +59 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Purbeck WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Hardy WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Cordite WayWalking route
Named route
Wareham Forest WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Frome Valley WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Northmoor Waypublic footpath · 64 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 64 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Northmoor Waypublic footpath · 12 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 12 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Sandford Lanepublic footpath · 62 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 62 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Cycling

28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wareham/PooleCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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
Lawrence RideCycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Castle RideCycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Sika TrailMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Rempstone RideMountain bike route
Named routeRef 2
Poole Harbour Trails - ArneMountain bike route
Named routeRef pht-rLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wareham - Northmoor Park - geograph.org.uk - 1588450

📷 Peter Elsdon · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wareham - Northmoor Park - geograph.org.uk - 1588450

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✦Wareham Town Walls and Castle RemainsHistoric site1.2 km→✦Part of the defences of the Anglo-Saxon fortified centre of Wareham and part of the motte and bailey castle with shell keepHistoric site1.2 km→🐄Farmer Palmer’s Farm ParkVisitor farm4.4 km→🌱Northmoor ParkUrban park0 m→✦St Martin's ChurchHistoric site1 km→🌱Bestwall ParkUrban park1.5 km→