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Pergins Island

3 ha

📷 Maurice D Budden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

50.73238, -2.00141

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Mallard, Mute Swan +79 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Mallard, Mute Swan +79 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Syrphus, Marmalade Hoverfly +17 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Syrphus, Marmalade Hoverfly +17 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Castleman TrailwayWalking route26.5 km
Named routeRef CTLength 26.5 kmLocal walking route
Poole Coast PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Shipstal trailWalking route

Shipstal trail, part of Arne RSPB reserve. Permissive route for people who have paid to access the reserve

Named route
Cordite WayWalking route
Named route
Bourne Valley Greenway walkWalking route
Named routeRef BVGLocal walking route
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Cycling

123 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
Parkstone QuietwayCycling route
Named routeRef C6Local cycle route
Bearwood RouteCycling route
Named routeRef C8Local cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Poole Harbour Trails - ArneMountain bike route
Named routeRef pht-rLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Pergins Island, Holes Bay, from Upton Country Park

📷 Maurice D Budden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pergins Island, Holes Bay, from Upton Country Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Upton Country ParkUrban park700 m→🏞️UPTONCountry park800 m→🌱Harbourside ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Harbourside ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Hamworthy ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱Hamworthy ParkUrban park2.4 km→

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