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🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
50.76286, -2.68688
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️(pub) 22m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️(pub) 22m away — 2 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +19 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +19 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Common Darter · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter · last seen 2025
Free
Urban park — open green space
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 8 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
35 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route▾
National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Route 267Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 267National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route171 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 171 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route25 m▾
Named routeRef 267Length 25 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route489 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 489 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route9 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 9 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeListed length 207km
1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
12,058 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,058 records · National Biodiversity NetworkPheasant · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Jackdaw +17
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RavenCorvus corax
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Roe Deer · Muntjac · Red Fox +4
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- BadgerMeles meles
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Common Darter
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,058 records · National Biodiversity NetworkPheasant · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Jackdaw +17
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RavenCorvus corax
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Roe Deer · Muntjac · Red Fox +4
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- BadgerMeles meles
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Common Darter
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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