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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
50.72073, -2.71502
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- ☀️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
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- ☀️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 — Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Silver Y, White-point, Four-spotted Footman +238 more · last seen 2024
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
The Cogden Circular, Hive BeachWalking route3.5 km▾
Named routeLength 3.5 kmDuration 1:00Round tripLocal walking route
South Dorset RidgewayWalking route▾
Named routeRef SDRRegional walking route
A nature walk at West Bexington, Hive BeachWalking route4 km▾
Named routeLength 4 kmDuration 1:00Round tripLocal walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 47: Seatown to Abbotsbury)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Bonhole Lanepublic footpath · 140 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 140 mPath type: path
39 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route▾
National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Route 267Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 267National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route171 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 171 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route25 m▾
Named routeRef 267Length 25 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route489 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 489 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route9 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 9 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
12,962 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,962 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blackbird · Chiffchaff · Woodpigeon · Dunnock · Great Tit +36
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2024
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Water Vole
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius2024
🐸Amphibians4 species
spring
2025▾
frogs and toads · Marsh Frog · Great Crested Newt · Edible Frog
- frogs and toadsAnura
- Marsh FrogPelophylax ridibundus
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2024
- Edible FrogPelophylax esculentus2024
Glow-worm · Sitaris muralis
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- Sitaris muralisSitaris muralis2023
Hogweed · Common Sorrel · Yarrow · Centaurea nigra · Red Fescue +82
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024
- Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024
- YarrowAchillea millefolium2024
- Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2024
- Red FescueFestuca rubra2024
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,962 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blackbird · Chiffchaff · Woodpigeon · Dunnock · Great Tit +36
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2024
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Water Vole
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius2024
🐸Amphibians4 species
spring
2025▾
frogs and toads · Marsh Frog · Great Crested Newt · Edible Frog
- frogs and toadsAnura
- Marsh FrogPelophylax ridibundus
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2024
- Edible FrogPelophylax esculentus2024
Glow-worm · Sitaris muralis
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- Sitaris muralisSitaris muralis2023
Hogweed · Common Sorrel · Yarrow · Centaurea nigra · Red Fescue +82
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024
- Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024
- YarrowAchillea millefolium2024
- Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2024
- Red FescueFestuca rubra2024
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024Stinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidusStinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidusSpear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2024Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2024Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2024Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2024Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2024Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2024Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2024Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2024Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2024Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2024Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2024Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2024Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2024Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2024SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024Wood DockRumex sanguineus2024Wood DockRumex sanguineus2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024NipplewortLapsana communis2024NipplewortLapsana communis2024Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2024Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2024PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2024PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2024Hedge BedstrawGalium album2024Hedge BedstrawGalium album2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2024Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2024Curled DockRumex crispus2024Curled DockRumex crispus2024ElderSambucus nigra2024ElderSambucus nigra2024DandelionTaraxacum2024DandelionTaraxacum2024Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2024Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2024Water BentPolypogon viridis2024Water BentPolypogon viridis2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024Hedera helixHedera helix2024Hedera helixHedera helix2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024DaisyBellis perennis2024DaisyBellis perennis2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2024Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2024Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2024Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2024Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2024Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2024Hedge VeronicaVeronica elliptica x speciosa = V. x franciscana2024Hedge VeronicaVeronica elliptica x speciosa = V. x franciscana2024Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2024Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2024Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2024Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2024Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2024Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2024Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2024Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2024Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024BugleAjuga reptans2024BugleAjuga reptans2024Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2024Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2024Mind-your-own-businessSoleirolia soleirolii2024Mind-your-own-businessSoleirolia soleirolii2024Musk-mallowMalva moschata2024Musk-mallowMalva moschata2024Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2024Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2024Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2024Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2024Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2024Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2024Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2024Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola2024Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola2024Black BryonyTamus communis2024Black BryonyTamus communis2024Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2024HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2024Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Common CornsaladValerianella locusta2024Common CornsaladValerianella locusta2024Green HelleboreHelleborus viridis2024Green HelleboreHelleborus viridis2024Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2024Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba2024Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba2024CowslipPrimula veris2024CowslipPrimula veris2024Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Events & activities nearby
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