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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › South West › Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Getting here
50.73777, -1.96439
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 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🦉 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 — Mute Swan, Black-headed Gull, Mallard +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Black-headed Gull, Mallard +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, Marmalade Hoverfly, Eristalis pertinax +71 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus, Marmalade Hoverfly, Eristalis pertinax +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ferndown, Stour and Forest Trail Walking route ▾
Castleman Trailway Walking route 26.5 km ▾
Named route Ref CT Length 26.5 km Local walking route
Show on map Stour Valley Way Walking route 100 km ▾
Named route Ref SVW Length 100 km Regional walking route
Show on map Poole Coast Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Shipstal trail Walking route ▾
Shipstal trail, part of Arne RSPB reserve. Permissive route for people who have paid to access the reserve
Named route
Show on map 154 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 Parkstone Quietway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C6 Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Poole Harbour Trails - Arne Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref pht-r Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
48,751 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 48,751 records · National Biodiversity Network Mute Swan · Tufted Duck · Grey Heron · Coot · Greylag Goose +25
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coot Fulica atra Greylag Goose Anser anser Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Brent Goose Branta bernicla2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Brown Rat
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Yellow-bellied Slider
Yellow-bellied Slider Trachemys scripta subsp. scripta 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Eristalis pertinax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Syrphus · Epistrophe eligans · Meliscaeva auricollis +13
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Syrphus Syrphus Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Eupeodes Eupeodes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 48,751 records · National Biodiversity Network Mute Swan · Tufted Duck · Grey Heron · Coot · Greylag Goose +25
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coot Fulica atra Greylag Goose Anser anser Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Brent Goose Branta bernicla2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Brown Rat
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Yellow-bellied Slider
Yellow-bellied Slider Trachemys scripta subsp. scripta 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Eristalis pertinax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Syrphus · Epistrophe eligans · Meliscaeva auricollis +13
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Syrphus Syrphus Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Eupeodes Eupeodes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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