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Queen's Park

📷 Chris Downer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

GolfWildlifeBirds
Paid entryDogs welcome

Getting here

50.74086, -1.84386

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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
  • ⛳Golf is at its best in summer here
  • 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· PaidPicnic spot

Best for

6 activities

Golf

Golf course

Paid

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Swift, Woodpigeon, Robin +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Swift, Woodpigeon, Robin +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Stag Beetle, Large White, Marmalade Hoverfly +93 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hazel, Flowering Currant, Red Dead-nettle +2 more foraging species

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hazel, Springy Turf-moss, Flowering Currant +5 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hazel, Springy Turf-moss, Flowering Currant +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Avon Valley PathWalking route55 km
Named routeRef AVPLength 55 kmRegional walking route
Ferndown, Stour and Forest TrailWalking route
Named route
Stour Valley WayWalking route100 km
Named routeRef SVWLength 100 kmRegional walking route
Poole Coast PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Bourne Valley Greenway walkWalking route
Named routeRef BVGLocal walking route
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Cycling

103 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Stour Valley CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
S6 ProposedCycling route
Named routeRef S6 pLocal cycle route
Parkstone QuietwayCycling route
Named routeRef C6Local cycle route
Woodland WalkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN25 (AlternateCycling route
Named routeRef NCN25Regional cycle route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Strouden Parkbyway open to all traffic · 60 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 60 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Queen’s Park: golf course – practice area

📷 Chris Downer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Queen’s Park: golf course – practice area

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Boscombe Chine GardensUrban park2.2 km→🌱Kings ParkUrban park900 m→🌱Kings ParkUrban park900 m→🌱Fisherman's WalkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Fishermans WalkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Central GardensUrban park3.5 km→

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