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Places › England › South West › Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Getting here
50.71307, -1.93136
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 326m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 326m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Black-headed Gull, Oystercatcher, Herring Gull +85 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Oystercatcher, Herring Gull +85 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Syrphus, Meliscaeva auricollis +99 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Feather-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme, Dusky Beard-moss +49 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Feather-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme, Dusky Beard-moss +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 25
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Castleman Trailway Walking route 26.5 km ▾
Named route Ref CT Length 26.5 km Local walking route
Show on map South West Coast Path (Section 52: Worth Matravers to South Haven Point) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SWCP National walking route
Show on map Poole Coast Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Two Bays Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Bourne Valley Greenway walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref BVG Local walking route
Show on map 156 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 S6 Proposed Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref S6 p Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Rempstone Ride Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref 2
Show on map Photos Canford Cliffs: postbox № BH14 197, Links Road
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Wildlife to spot
13,492 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,492 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull · Turnstone · Oystercatcher · Dunlin +49
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2025 Greenshank Tringa nebularia2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Brent Goose Branta bernicla2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica2025 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus2025 Sanderling Calidris alba2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Wall Lizard
Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 12 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Eristalis pertinax · Syrphus torvus · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Syrphus · Meliscaeva auricollis +7
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025 Syrphus Syrphus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Common Feather-moss · Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme · Dusky Beard-moss · Broom Fork-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss +47
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2025 Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2025 Dusky Beard-moss Didymodon luridus2025 Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,492 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull · Turnstone · Oystercatcher · Dunlin +49
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2025 Greenshank Tringa nebularia2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Brent Goose Branta bernicla2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica2025 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus2025 Sanderling Calidris alba2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Wall Lizard
Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 12 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Eristalis pertinax · Syrphus torvus · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Syrphus · Meliscaeva auricollis +7
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025 Syrphus Syrphus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Common Feather-moss · Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme · Dusky Beard-moss · Broom Fork-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss +47
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2025 Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2025 Dusky Beard-moss Didymodon luridus2025 Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica2025
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025 Dotted Thyme-moss
Dotted Thyme-moss
Rhizomnium punctatum2025
Rhizomnium punctatum2025
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus2025
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus2025
Marsh Bryum Bryum pseudotriquetrum2025
Marsh Bryum Bryum pseudotriquetrum2025
Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2025
Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2025
Juniper Haircap Polytrichum juniperinum2025
Juniper Haircap Polytrichum juniperinum2025
Southern Crestwort Lophocolea semiteres2025
Southern Crestwort Lophocolea semiteres2025
Slender Mouse-tail Moss Isothecium myosuroides2025
Slender Mouse-tail Moss Isothecium myosuroides2025
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum2025
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum2025
Bog-moss Flapwort Odontoschisma sphagni2025
Bog-moss Flapwort Odontoschisma sphagni2025
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum2025
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum2025
Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima2025
Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima2025
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata2025
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata2025
Kneiff's Feather-moss Leptodictyum riparium2025
Kneiff's Feather-moss Leptodictyum riparium2025
Clay Earth-moss Archidium alternifolium2025
Clay Earth-moss Archidium alternifolium2025
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2025
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2025
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla2025
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla2025
Jagged Germanderwort Riccardia chamedryfolia2025
Jagged Germanderwort Riccardia chamedryfolia2025
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata2025
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata2025
Ulota crispula Ulota crispula2025
Ulota crispula Ulota crispula2025
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2025
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2025
Two-horned Pincerwort Cephalozia bicuspidata2025
Two-horned Pincerwort Cephalozia bicuspidata2025
Fringed Bog-moss Sphagnum fimbriatum2025
Fringed Bog-moss Sphagnum fimbriatum2025
Mamillate Plait-moss Hypnum andoi2025
Mamillate Plait-moss Hypnum andoi2025
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2025
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2025
Aloe Haircap Pogonatum aloides2025
Aloe Haircap Pogonatum aloides2025
Elegant Silk-moss Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans2025
Elegant Silk-moss Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans2025
Ulota crispa s.str. Ulota crispa s.str.2025
Ulota crispa s.str. Ulota crispa s.str.2025
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare2025
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare2025
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum2025
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum2025
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata2025
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata2025
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum2025
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum2025
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum2025
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum2025
Mueller's Pouchwort Calypogeia muelleriana2025
Mueller's Pouchwort Calypogeia muelleriana2025
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla2025
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla2025
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens2025
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens2025
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2025
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2025
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2025
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2025
Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii2025
Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii2025
Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans2025
Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans2025
Kneiff's Hook-moss Drepanocladus aduncus2025
Kneiff's Hook-moss Drepanocladus aduncus2025
Variable Forklet-moss Dicranella varia2025
Variable Forklet-moss Dicranella varia2025
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum2025
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum2025
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025
Bruch's Pincushion Ulota bruchii2025
Bruch's Pincushion Ulota bruchii2025
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum2025
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum2025
Variable-leaved Crestwort Lophocolea heterophylla2025
Variable-leaved Crestwort Lophocolea heterophylla2025
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus2025
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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