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Places › England › South West › Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Getting here
50.72595, -2.02495
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 143m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 143m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Great Tit, Chaffinch, Blue Tit +83 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Tit, Chaffinch, Blue Tit +83 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Meliscaeva auricollis, Syrphus +16 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Meliscaeva auricollis, Syrphus +16 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 18 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Castleman Trailway Walking route 26.5 km ▾
Named route Ref CT Length 26.5 km Local walking route
Show on map The Hardy Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Shipstal trail Walking route ▾
Shipstal trail, part of Arne RSPB reserve. Permissive route for people who have paid to access the reserve
Named route
Show on map Cordite Way Walking route ▾
Wareham Forest Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Allens Lane public footpath · 288 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 288 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map 102 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wareham/Poole Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway Poole to Wareham Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C3 Local cycle route
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 Route 25 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 25 National Cycle Network
Show on map Poole Harbour Trails - A Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref pht-a Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Poole Harbour Trails - Arne Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref pht-r Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
363,676 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 363,676 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Tit · Shelduck · Kestrel · Blue Tit · Greenfinch +35
Great Tit Parus major Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Teal Anas crecca Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Redwing Turdus iliacus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Nuthatch Sitta europaea Robin Erithacus rubecula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackbird Turdus merula Coal Tit Periparus ater Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mute Swan Cygnus olor Brent Goose Branta bernicla Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2025 Red Fox
🦎 Reptiles 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Adder · Sand Lizard
Adder Vipera berus Sand Lizard Lacerta agilis 🐝 Insects 19 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Eristalis pertinax · Meliscaeva auricollis · Syrphus · Platycheirus albimanus · Marmalade Hoverfly +14
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Syrphus Syrphus Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 363,676 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Tit · Shelduck · Kestrel · Blue Tit · Greenfinch +35
Great Tit Parus major Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Teal Anas crecca Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Redwing Turdus iliacus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Nuthatch Sitta europaea Robin Erithacus rubecula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackbird Turdus merula Coal Tit Periparus ater Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mute Swan Cygnus olor Brent Goose Branta bernicla Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2025 Red Fox
🦎 Reptiles 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Adder · Sand Lizard
Adder Vipera berus Sand Lizard Lacerta agilis 🐝 Insects 19 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Eristalis pertinax · Meliscaeva auricollis · Syrphus · Platycheirus albimanus · Marmalade Hoverfly +14
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Syrphus Syrphus Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalinus aeneus
Eristalinus aeneus
Eristalinus aeneus
Eristalinus aeneus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Parasyrphus punctulatus Parasyrphus punctulatus
Parasyrphus punctulatus Parasyrphus punctulatus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
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