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Staple Cross

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50.74361, -1.75769

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦112+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Mallard
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦112+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Mallard
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mallard, Mute Swan +109 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mallard, Mute Swan +109 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Migrant Hawker, Common Darter, Sphaerophoria +5 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Migrant Hawker, Common Darter, Sphaerophoria +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Avon Valley PathWalking route55 km

Named routeRef AVPLength 55 kmRegional walking route

West LaneWalking route

Named routeRef br-710

Stour Valley WayWalking route100 km

Named routeRef SVWLength 100 kmRegional walking route

European long distance path E9 - part alternative Great BritainWalking route711 km

Named routeRef E9Length 711 kmInternational walking route

Two Bays WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

83 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Stour Valley CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network

Woodland WalkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Stour Valley CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

National Cycle Route 2 South Mundham to ChristchurchCycling route

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network

Cycleway Bournemouth to FairmileCycling route

Named routeRef C1Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

72,835 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

72,835 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

autumn

2026

Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Teal · Magpie · Robin +58

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
TealAnas crecca
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Great TitParus major2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
CootFulica atra2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Little OwlAthene noctua2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025

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Mammals4 species

springautumn

2026

Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

72,835 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

autumn

2026

Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Teal · Magpie · Robin +58

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
TealAnas crecca
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Great TitParus major2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
CootFulica atra2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Little OwlAthene noctua2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

springautumn

2026

Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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