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🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
50.85253, -2.88972
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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
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 139m 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 139m 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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Peacock +121 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Peacock +121 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
playground
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Wessex RidgewayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Liberty TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef LIBRegional walking route
Monmouth Rebellion WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef MRWRegional walking route
10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 33Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 33National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km▾
Named routeRef 33Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route502 m▾
Named routeRef 33Length 502 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route366 m▾
Named routeRef 33Length 366 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route580 m▾
Named routeRef 33Length 580 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route504 m▾
Named routeRef 33Length 504 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeListed length 207km
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Wildlife to spot
10,901 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,901 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springsummer
2025▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Goldfinch · Chiffchaff · Chaffinch +36
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
Roe Deer · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle · Mole +2
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects14 species
springsummer
2025▾
14-spot Ladybird · Eupteryx aurata · Ribautiana tenerrima · Speckled Bush-cricket · Red-legged Shieldbug +9
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Eupteryx aurataEupteryx aurata
- Ribautiana tenerrimaRibautiana tenerrima
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Thyme-leaved Speedwell · Rough Meadow-grass · Common Ragwort · Betony · Yorkshire-fog +42
- Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia
- Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- BetonyBetonica officinalis
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
- Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre
- Oval SedgeCarex leporina
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,901 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springsummer
2025▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Goldfinch · Chiffchaff · Chaffinch +36
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
Roe Deer · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle · Mole +2
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects14 species
springsummer
2025▾
14-spot Ladybird · Eupteryx aurata · Ribautiana tenerrima · Speckled Bush-cricket · Red-legged Shieldbug +9
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Eupteryx aurataEupteryx aurata
- Ribautiana tenerrimaRibautiana tenerrima
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Thyme-leaved Speedwell · Rough Meadow-grass · Common Ragwort · Betony · Yorkshire-fog +42
- Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia
- Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- BetonyBetonica officinalis
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
- Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre
- Oval SedgeCarex leporina
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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