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Places › England › South West › Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Getting here
50.72253, -1.97148
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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 ☕ Costa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ 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 ☕ Costa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 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 — Black-headed Gull, Mute Swan, Canada Goose +85 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mute Swan, Canada Goose +85 more · last seen 2026
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Marmalade Hoverfly, Syrphus +12 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Marmalade Hoverfly, Syrphus +12 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 18 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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 South West Coast Path (Section 52: Worth Matravers to South Haven Point) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SWCP National walking route
Show on map Poole Coast Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local 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 Two Bays Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 158 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway Poole to Wareham Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C3 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
Show on map Parkstone Quietway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C6 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
Show on map Photos St Mary's Church, Longfleet Road
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Wildlife to spot
69,103 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 69,103 records · National Biodiversity Network Greylag Goose · Mute Swan · Tufted Duck · Black-headed Gull · Canada Goose +40
Greylag Goose Anser anser Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coot Fulica atra Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Great Tit Parus major Turnstone Arenaria interpres House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla2025 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Brown Rat · Red Fox
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Wall Lizard
Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Eristalis pertinax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Epistrophe eligans · Syrphus · Meliscaeva auricollis +10
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Syrphus Syrphus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes Eupeodes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 69,103 records · National Biodiversity Network Greylag Goose · Mute Swan · Tufted Duck · Black-headed Gull · Canada Goose +40
Greylag Goose Anser anser Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coot Fulica atra Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Great Tit Parus major Turnstone Arenaria interpres House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla2025 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Brown Rat · Red Fox
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Wall Lizard
Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Eristalis pertinax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Epistrophe eligans · Syrphus · Meliscaeva auricollis +10
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Syrphus Syrphus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes Eupeodes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta 