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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
50.74846, -2.29148
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Cuckoo and Spotted Flycatcher
- ☀️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
- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Cuckoo and Spotted Flycatcher
- ☀️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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Cuckoo, Spotted Flycatcher, Wren +54 more · last seen 2025; Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl
Free
Birds — Cuckoo, Spotted Flycatcher, Wren +54 more · last seen 2025; Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Beaded Chestnut +110 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
The Hardy WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Frome Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Central Farm Lanepublic footpath · 64 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 64 mPath type: residential
9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route▾
National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Lawrence RideCycling route▾
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Purbeck RideCycling route▾
Named routeRef 6Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route707 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 707 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.9 km▾
Named routeRef 2Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route372 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 372 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Whitehillbridleway · 184 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 184 mPath type: unclassified
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Wildlife to spot
30,274 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
30,274 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSpotted Flycatcher · Cuckoo · Woodpigeon · Wren · Robin +40
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- Alauda arvensis arvensisAlauda arvensis arvensis2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- WoodlarkLullula arborea2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- RavenCorvus corax2022
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2022
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2022
- JackdawColoeus monedula2022
Indet. Deer · Sika Deer · Badger · Red Fox · Hedgehog
- Indet. DeerCervidae2023
- Sika DeerCervus nippon
- BadgerMeles meles2023
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
🦎Reptiles3 species
springsummer
2024▾
Indet. Snake · Common Lizard · Lacertidae
- Indet. SnakeSerpentes
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2022
- LacertidaeLacertidae2022
🐸Amphibians3 species
winter
2025▾
Palmate Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Common ToadBufo bufo2023
- Common FrogRana temporaria2024
🐝Insects3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hornet Hoverfly · Southern Hawker · Harlequin Ladybird
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2023
Small-flowered Sweet-briar · Cut-leaved Crane's-bill · Herb-Robert · Bog Asphodel · Ulota intermedia +52
- Small-flowered Sweet-briarRosa micrantha2021
- Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2021
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2021
- Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum
- Ulota intermediaUlota intermedia
- Wood-rustCephalozia curvifolia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
30,274 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSpotted Flycatcher · Cuckoo · Woodpigeon · Wren · Robin +40
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- Alauda arvensis arvensisAlauda arvensis arvensis2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- WoodlarkLullula arborea2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- RavenCorvus corax2022
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2022
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2022
- JackdawColoeus monedula2022
Indet. Deer · Sika Deer · Badger · Red Fox · Hedgehog
- Indet. DeerCervidae2023
- Sika DeerCervus nippon
- BadgerMeles meles2023
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
🦎Reptiles3 species
springsummer
2024▾
Indet. Snake · Common Lizard · Lacertidae
- Indet. SnakeSerpentes
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2022
- LacertidaeLacertidae2022
🐸Amphibians3 species
winter
2025▾
Palmate Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Common ToadBufo bufo2023
- Common FrogRana temporaria2024
🐝Insects3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hornet Hoverfly · Southern Hawker · Harlequin Ladybird
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2023
Small-flowered Sweet-briar · Cut-leaved Crane's-bill · Herb-Robert · Bog Asphodel · Ulota intermedia +52
- Small-flowered Sweet-briarRosa micrantha2021
- Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2021
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2021
- Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum
- Ulota intermediaUlota intermedia
- Wood-rustCephalozia curvifolia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas