Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
50.70276, -2.27686
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦95+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Woodcock
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- ☕The Dovecote Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦95+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Woodcock
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- ☕The Dovecote Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Woodcock, Robin +92 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Woodcock, Robin +92 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Amanita citrina, Goblet, Club Foot +58 more · last seen 2023
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Speckled Wood +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
Grade II* listed building: PARISH CHURCH OF SS MAGNUS THE MARTYR AND NICHOLAS OF MYRA; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Purbeck WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
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
16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route▾
National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Lawrence RideCycling route▾
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Purbeck RideCycling route▾
Named routeRef 6Regional cycle route
East Lulworth RideCycling route▾
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Main RouteCycling route707 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 707 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.9 km▾
Named routeRef 2Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
Moreton, St. Nicholas Church
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