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Places › England › South West › Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Getting here
50.72121, -1.86063
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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 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Route 2 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Route 2 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +79 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +79 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Harlequin Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +80 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Stag Beetle, Harlequin Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +80 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 2
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Hazel, Flowering Currant, Lesser Celandine +4 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Hazel, Flowering Currant, Lesser Celandine +4 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Boscombe Arts Trail. Walking route ▾
Bournemouth Coast Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 88 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Turbary Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map S6 Proposed Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref S6 p Local cycle route
Show on map Parkstone Quietway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C6 Local cycle route
Show on map Woodland Walk Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
17,401 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,401 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull +29
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Bat · Muntjac
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Bat Chiroptera Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Wall Lizard · Slow-worm
Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 🐝 Insects 14 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Hoverfly · Eyed Ladybird · Suillia notata · Nimbus contaminatus +9
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Hoverfly Syrphidae Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata Suillia notata Suillia notata2025 Nimbus contaminatus Nimbus contaminatus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,401 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull +29
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Bat · Muntjac
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Bat Chiroptera Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Wall Lizard · Slow-worm
Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 🐝 Insects 14 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Hoverfly · Eyed Ladybird · Suillia notata · Nimbus contaminatus +9
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Hoverfly Syrphidae Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata Suillia notata Suillia notata2025 Nimbus contaminatus Nimbus contaminatus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red-legged Shieldbug
Red-legged Shieldbug
Pentatoma rufipes2025
Pentatoma rufipes2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus2025
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus2025
Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis2025
Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 