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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South West › Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Getting here
50.73201, -1.97677
Open directionsv 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Black-headed Gull, Kingfisher +75 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Black-headed Gull, Kingfisher +75 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Marmalade Hoverfly, Syrphus +19 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Marmalade Hoverfly, Syrphus +19 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 18 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 Shipstal trail Walking route ▾
Shipstal trail, part of Arne RSPB reserve. Permissive route for people who have paid to access the reserve
Named route
Show on map 146 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway Poole to Wareham Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C3 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 Harbour Trails - C Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref pht-c 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 Parkstone Quietway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C6 Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Poole Harbour Trails - Arne Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref pht-r Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
73,704 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 73,704 records · National Biodiversity Network Mute Swan · Greylag Goose · Grey Heron · Tufted Duck · Canada Goose +18
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Teal Anas crecca Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Redwing Turdus iliacus Brown Rat
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Yellow-bellied Slider
Yellow-bellied Slider Trachemys scripta subsp. scripta Eristalis pertinax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Syrphus · Epistrophe eligans · Meliscaeva auricollis +15
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Syrphus Syrphus Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Eupeodes Eupeodes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 73,704 records · National Biodiversity Network Mute Swan · Greylag Goose · Grey Heron · Tufted Duck · Canada Goose +18
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Teal Anas crecca Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Redwing Turdus iliacus Brown Rat
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Yellow-bellied Slider
Yellow-bellied Slider Trachemys scripta subsp. scripta Eristalis pertinax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Syrphus · Epistrophe eligans · Meliscaeva auricollis +15
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Syrphus Syrphus Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Eupeodes Eupeodes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus 