🐦46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Jackdaw
✦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
🐦46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Jackdaw
✦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
Good to know
🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
8 activities
🦅
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Jackdaw, Blackbird +43 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
✦
Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: PARNHAM HOUSE; Historic site with public access
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Jackdaw, Blackbird +43 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Small White +71 more · last seen 2025; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
Free
🌿
Foraging
Strong match
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
🐶
Dog walks
Good match
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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3 signed routes nearby · 29 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
Wessex RidgewayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
W43/8public footpath · 302 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 302 mPath type: footway
W21/61public footpath · 475 m▾
Walked line in woodland leading to junctions with W43/8 & W36/55 varies from definitive.
Public pathpublic footpathLength 475 mSurface grassPath type: footway
W36/55 (as used)public footpath · 370 m▾
Definitive line of W36/55 is lost in woodland and inundated by stream. Alternative route is well established, technically a permissive but waymarked as public in places.
Public pathpublic footpathLength 370 mSurface grassPath type: footway
🚴
Cycling
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5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route▾
National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 2Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km▾
Named routeRef 2Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route546 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 546 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km▾
Named routeRef 2Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking
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1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeListed length 207km
🐴
Horse riding
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20 public paths nearby
Public paths
Norton Lane (W36/64)bridleway · 424 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 424 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
W21/60bridleway · 214 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 214 mPath type: track
W21/60bridleway · 460 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 460 mPath type: bridleway
W21/53bridleway · 469 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 469 mSurface grassPath type: bridleway
W21/60bridleway · 143 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 143 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
