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Parkstone Golf Course

2 ha

📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

50.71021, -1.92904

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 241m away — 8 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Oystercatcher +84 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Oystercatcher +84 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Marmalade Hoverfly, Batman Hoverfly +95 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

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

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Route 25

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South West Coast Path (Section 52: Worth Matravers to South Haven Point)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Poole Coast PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Two Bays WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Bourne Valley Greenway walkWalking route
Named routeRef BVGLocal walking route
Poole Harbour Trails 2Walking route
Named routeRef 2Local walking route
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Cycling

146 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cycleway Poole to WarehamCycling route
Named routeRef C3Local cycle route
Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Poole Harbour Trails - CCycling route
Named routeRef pht-cLocal cycle route
C7Cycling route
Named routeRef C7Local cycle route
Turbary LinkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
S6 ProposedCycling route
Named routeRef S6 pLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Rempstone RideMountain bike route
Named routeRef 2

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Parkstone, golf course

📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Parkstone, golf course

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