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Souls Moor and Bere Stream Nature Reserve

📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

50.75247, -2.22294

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦88+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Chiffchaff
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • 🛝Playground 132m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Chiffchaff, Woodpigeon +85 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Robin, Chiffchaff, Woodpigeon +85 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large White, Meadow Brown, Red Admiral +19 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 30 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Hardy WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Frome Valley WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Blind Streetpublic footpath · 88 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 88 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lawrence RideCycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Purbeck RideCycling route
Named routeRef 6Regional cycle route
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Horse riding

17 public paths nearby

Public paths
Back Lanebridleway · 131 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 131 mSurface gravelPath type: unclassified
Snow Hill Lanerestricted byway · 308 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 308 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Dark Lanebridleway · 108 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 108 mPath type: track
Shittertonbridleway · 38 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 38 mPath type: residential
Butt Lanebridleway · 61 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 61 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bere Regis, Souls Moor

📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bere Regis, Souls Moor

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Manorial settlement at Court FarmHistoric site600 m→✦The Hundred Barrow, a bowl barrow 350m south west of Chalk Pit FarmHistoric site1 km→✦Hillfort, ridge and furrow, holy well and medieval chapel on Woodbury HillHistoric site1.3 km→✦WoodburyHistoric site1.3 km→✦Bowl barrow in Piddle Wood, 530m north east of Gate BarnHistoric site1.8 km→✦Weatherby CastleHistoric site3.9 km→