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Philliols Heath

15 ha

📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

50.72837, -2.19132

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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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Walking trails

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Wren +82 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Wren +82 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Microdon analis, Heather Ladybird, Tapinoma subboreale +10 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Microdon analis, Heather Ladybird, Tapinoma subboreale +10 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: The Hardy Way

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Purbeck WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

The Hardy WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Wareham Forest WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Frome Valley WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

Lawrence RideCycling route

Named routeRef 4Local cycle route

Purbeck RideCycling route

Named routeRef 6Regional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route3.7 km

Named routeRef 2Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Sika TrailMountain bike route

Named routeLocal cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

15,376 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

15,376 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds85 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Robin · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Wren +80

RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
WryneckJynx torquilla2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2025
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects10 species

springsummer

2025

Microdon analis · Heather Ladybird · Tapinoma subboreale · Mottled Grasshopper · Small Red Damselfly +5

Microdon analisMicrodon analis
Heather LadybirdChilocorus bipustulatus
Tapinoma subborealeTapinoma subboreale
Mottled GrasshopperMyrmeleotettix maculatus
Small Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellum
Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
Chalcosyrphus nemorumChalcosyrphus nemorum
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula

🌿

Plants132 species

summer

2025

Marsh Clubmoss · Pale Flax · Red Fescue · Green-ribbed Sedge · Common Mouse-ear +127

Marsh ClubmossLycopodiella inundata
Pale FlaxLinum bienne
Red FescueFestuca rubra
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum
Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa
Oblong-leaved SundewDrosera intermedia
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora
Narrow-leaved LungwortPulmonaria longifolia
Water MintMentha aquatica
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Subterranean CloverTrifolium subterraneum
Toad RushJuncus bufonius
Wild ThymeThymus drucei
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea
Wild OnionAllium vineale
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Bell HeatherErica cinerea
Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum
Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Bristle BentAgrostis curtisii
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia
Black MedickMedicago lupulina
Bog-myrtleMyrica gale
Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius
Creeping WillowSalix repens
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca
Sheep's-fescueFestuca ovina
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus
Pale ButterwortPinguicula lusitanica
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum
EyebrightEuphrasia
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
LousewortPedicularis sylvatica
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Heath GroundselSenecio sylvaticus
Heath-grassDanthonia decumbens
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
Star SedgeCarex echinata
Downy BirchBetula pubescens
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
White Beak-sedgeRhynchospora alba
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum
RedshankPersicaria maculosa
Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum
Slender TrefoilTrifolium micranthum
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
Dog-roseRosa canina
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Himalayan CotoneasterCotoneaster simonsii
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
RowanSorbus aucuparia
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Common SallowSalix cinerea
DandelionTaraxacum
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
Wild CarrotDaucus carota
HollyIlex aquifolium
Greater PlantainPlantago major
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Water BentPolypogon viridis
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Ribbed MelilotMelilotus officinalis
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Scots PinePinus sylvestris
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus
PitcherplantSarracenia purpurea
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
White CloverTrifolium repens
Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia
Meadow FescueSchedonorus pratensis
Cultivated VetchVicia sativa subsp. sativa
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris
Fen BedstrawGalium uliginosum
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
Squirreltail FescueVulpia bromoides
Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
Atlantic IvyHedera hibernica
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
Poa pratensisPoa pratensis
Goat WillowSalix caprea
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Hairy SedgeCarex hirta
Pale Dog-violetViola lactea
Narrow Buckler-fernDryopteris carthusiana2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

15,376 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds85 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Robin · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Wren +80

RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
WryneckJynx torquilla2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2025
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects10 species

springsummer

2025

Microdon analis · Heather Ladybird · Tapinoma subboreale · Mottled Grasshopper · Small Red Damselfly +5

Microdon analisMicrodon analis
Heather LadybirdChilocorus bipustulatus
Tapinoma subborealeTapinoma subboreale
Mottled GrasshopperMyrmeleotettix maculatus
Small Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellum
Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
Chalcosyrphus nemorumChalcosyrphus nemorum
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula

🌿

Plants132 species

summer

2025

Marsh Clubmoss · Pale Flax · Red Fescue · Green-ribbed Sedge · Common Mouse-ear +127

Marsh ClubmossLycopodiella inundata
Pale FlaxLinum bienne
Red FescueFestuca rubra
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum
Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa
Oblong-leaved SundewDrosera intermedia
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora
Narrow-leaved LungwortPulmonaria longifolia
Water MintMentha aquatica
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Subterranean CloverTrifolium subterraneum
Toad RushJuncus bufonius
Wild ThymeThymus drucei
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea
Wild OnionAllium vineale
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Bell HeatherErica cinerea
Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum
Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Bristle BentAgrostis curtisii
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia
Black MedickMedicago lupulina
Bog-myrtleMyrica gale
Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius
Creeping WillowSalix repens
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca
Sheep's-fescueFestuca ovina
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus
Pale ButterwortPinguicula lusitanica
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum
EyebrightEuphrasia
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
LousewortPedicularis sylvatica
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Heath GroundselSenecio sylvaticus
Heath-grassDanthonia decumbens
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
Star SedgeCarex echinata
Downy BirchBetula pubescens
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
White Beak-sedgeRhynchospora alba
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum
RedshankPersicaria maculosa
Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum
Slender TrefoilTrifolium micranthum
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
Dog-roseRosa canina
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Himalayan CotoneasterCotoneaster simonsii
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
RowanSorbus aucuparia
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Common SallowSalix cinerea
DandelionTaraxacum
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
Wild CarrotDaucus carota
HollyIlex aquifolium
Greater PlantainPlantago major
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Water BentPolypogon viridis
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Ribbed MelilotMelilotus officinalis
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Scots PinePinus sylvestris
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus
PitcherplantSarracenia purpurea
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
White CloverTrifolium repens
Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia
Meadow FescueSchedonorus pratensis
Cultivated VetchVicia sativa subsp. sativa
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris
Fen BedstrawGalium uliginosum
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
Squirreltail FescueVulpia bromoides
Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
Atlantic IvyHedera hibernica
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
Poa pratensisPoa pratensis
Goat WillowSalix caprea
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Hairy SedgeCarex hirta
Pale Dog-violetViola lactea
Narrow Buckler-fernDryopteris carthusiana2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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