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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.03295, -2.22321
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Blue Tit
- 🌿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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Blue Tit
- 🌿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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Barn Owl, Blue Tit, Wren +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Barn Owl, Blue Tit, Wren +45 more · last seen 2025; Traditional orchard priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Speckled Wood +26 more · last seen 2021; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wessex RidgewayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
Stour Valley WayWalking route100 km▾
Named routeRef SVWLength 100 kmRegional walking route
47 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km▾
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 25Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 25National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Tisbury Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBLocal cycle route
North Dorset Cycle WayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
National Byway Dorset LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef NB LoopLocal cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeListed length 207km
9 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
14,878 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
14,878 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springsummer
2025▾
Barn Owl · Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Wren · House Sparrow +36
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2023
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2023
- WigeonMareca penelope2023
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2023
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringsummer
2023▾
Badger · Brown Long-eared Bat · Hedgehog
- BadgerMeles meles
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Adder
Cleavers · Creeping Bent · White Clover · Perennial Rye-grass · Blackthorn +46
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,878 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springsummer
2025▾
Barn Owl · Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Wren · House Sparrow +36
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2023
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2023
- WigeonMareca penelope2023
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2023
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringsummer
2023▾
Badger · Brown Long-eared Bat · Hedgehog
- BadgerMeles meles
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Adder
Cleavers · Creeping Bent · White Clover · Perennial Rye-grass · Blackthorn +46
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusdaffodilsNarcissusdaffodilsNarcissusSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumField WoundwortStachys arvensisField WoundwortStachys arvensisLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumCommon SallowSalix cinereaCommon SallowSalix cinereaChivesAllium schoenoprasumChivesAllium schoenoprasumRough ChervilChaerophyllum temulumRough ChervilChaerophyllum temulumIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumSmooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensisSmooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensisGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2022Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2022Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2022Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2022Dog-roseRosa canina2022Dog-roseRosa canina2022Bloody Crane's-billGeranium sanguineum2022Bloody Crane's-billGeranium sanguineum2022BoxBuxus sempervirens2022BoxBuxus sempervirens2022DockRumex2022DockRumex2022Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2022Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2022Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2022Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2022Events & activities nearby
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