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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South West › Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Getting here
50.73778, -1.95348
Open directionsv 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 🅿️ Parking 272m away — 4 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking 272m away — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull +77 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, Helophilus pendulus, Marmalade Hoverfly +87 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus, Helophilus pendulus, Marmalade Hoverfly +87 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Parkstone Quietway
Varies
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ferndown, Stour and Forest Trail Walking route ▾
Castleman Trailway Walking route 26.5 km ▾
Named route Ref CT Length 26.5 km Local walking route
Show on map Stour Valley Way Walking route 100 km ▾
Named route Ref SVW Length 100 km Regional walking route
Show on map Poole Coast Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Bourne Valley Greenway walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref BVG Local walking route
Show on map 160 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway Poole to Wareham Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C3 Local cycle route
Show on map Stour Valley Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 2 Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map Poole Harbour Trails - C Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref pht-c Local cycle route
Show on map C7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C7 Local cycle route
Show on map Turbary Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
37,191 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 37,191 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Tit · Robin · Black-headed Gull · Coal Tit · Long-tailed Tit +45
Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Brent Goose Branta bernicla2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Red Fox
Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Eristalis pertinax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Syrphus · Eupeodes luniger · Meliscaeva auricollis +10
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Syrphus Syrphus Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Eupeodes Eupeodes Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 37,191 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Tit · Robin · Black-headed Gull · Coal Tit · Long-tailed Tit +45
Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Brent Goose Branta bernicla2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Red Fox
Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Eristalis pertinax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Syrphus · Eupeodes luniger · Meliscaeva auricollis +10
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Syrphus Syrphus Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Eupeodes Eupeodes Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 