Oval earthwork on St Catherine's Hill 0 ha
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Places › England › South West › Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Getting here
50.75908, -1.79872
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Archaeological site scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 106+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Dartford Warbler and Woodpigeon ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 106+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Dartford Warbler and Woodpigeon ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Dartford Warbler, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +103 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Dartford Warbler, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +103 more · last seen 2025
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Emerald Damselfly +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Avon Valley Path Walking route 55 km ▾
Named route Ref AVP Length 55 km Regional walking route
Show on map Two Bays Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map West Lane Walking route ▾
Named route Ref br-710
Show on map Stour Valley Way Walking route 100 km ▾
Named route Ref SVW Length 100 km Regional walking route
Show on map European long distance path E9 - part alternative Great Britain Walking route 711 km ▾
Named route Ref E9 Length 711 km International walking route
Show on map 93 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mude Valley Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref MVG 3 Local cycle route
Show on map Stour Valley Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Bournemouth to Tricketts Cross Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C2 Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 2 South Mundham to Christchurch Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map Avon Tyrrell Blue Trail Cycling route ▾
Stour Valley Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Avon Tyrrell Red Trail Mountain bike route ▾
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Photos St. Catherine's Hill, masts
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Wildlife to spot
52,012 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 52,012 records · National Biodiversity Network Dartford Warbler · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Mute Swan · Magpie +108
🦌 Mammals 8 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Pipistrelle Bat species · rodents · Rabbit +3
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus rodents Rodentia2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 🦎 Reptiles 6 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Snake · Sand Lizard · Slow-worm · Adder · Grass Snake +1
Smooth Snake Coronella austriaca2024 Sand Lizard Lacerta agilis Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Adder Vipera berus Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2024 Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Natterjack Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Natterjack Toad Epidalea calamita2025 Gudgeon · Perch · Barbel · Minnow · Grayling +2
Gudgeon Gobio gobio Perch Perca fluviatilis Barbel Barbus barbus Minnow Phoxinus phoxinus Grayling Thymallus thymallus Dace Leuciscus leuciscus Chub Squalius cephalus 🐝 Insects 47 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Azure Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Emerald Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Large Red Damselfly +42
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 52,012 records · National Biodiversity Network Dartford Warbler · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Mute Swan · Magpie +108
🦌 Mammals 8 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Pipistrelle Bat species · rodents · Rabbit +3
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus rodents Rodentia2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 🦎 Reptiles 6 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Snake · Sand Lizard · Slow-worm · Adder · Grass Snake +1
Smooth Snake Coronella austriaca2024 Sand Lizard Lacerta agilis Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Adder Vipera berus Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2024 Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Natterjack Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Natterjack Toad Epidalea calamita2025 Gudgeon · Perch · Barbel · Minnow · Grayling +2
Gudgeon Gobio gobio Perch Perca fluviatilis Barbel Barbus barbus Minnow Phoxinus phoxinus Grayling Thymallus thymallus Dace Leuciscus leuciscus Chub Squalius cephalus 🐝 Insects 47 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Azure Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Emerald Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Large Red Damselfly +42
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Shrew Sorex araneus2025
Common Shrew Sorex araneus2025
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025
Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 2024
2024
Stag Beetle
Stag Beetle
Lucanus cervus
Lucanus cervus
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris
Black Darter Sympetrum danae
Black Darter Sympetrum danae
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Cantharis fusca Cantharis fusca
Cantharis fusca Cantharis fusca
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Xanthogramma citrofasciatum Xanthogramma citrofasciatum
Xanthogramma citrofasciatum Xanthogramma citrofasciatum
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Fan-bristled Robberfly Dysmachus trigonus
Fan-bristled Robberfly Dysmachus trigonus
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Slave-making Ant Formica sanguinea
Slave-making Ant Formica sanguinea
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2024
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2024
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2024
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2024
Callomyia amoena Callomyia amoena2024
Callomyia amoena Callomyia amoena2024
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea2024
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea2024
Limnephilus flavicornis Limnephilus flavicornis2024
Limnephilus flavicornis Limnephilus flavicornis2024
Harmonia axyridis form conspicua Harmonia axyridis form conspicua2024
Harmonia axyridis form conspicua Harmonia axyridis form conspicua2024
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2024
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2024
Valenzuela flavidus Valenzuela flavidus2024
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