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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 10 ha
Places › England › South West › Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Getting here
50.73619, -1.72006
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Steamer Point Car Park 54m away — 10 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Steamer Point Car Park 54m away — 10 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Christchurch Bay Way
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Avon Valley Path Walking route 55 km ▾
Named route Ref AVP Length 55 km Regional walking route
Show on map West Lane Walking route ▾
Named route Ref br-710
Show on map Stour Valley Way Walking route 100 km ▾
Named route Ref SVW Length 100 km Regional walking route
Show on map European long distance path E9 - part alternative Great Britain Walking route 711 km ▾
Named route Ref E9 Length 711 km International walking route
Show on map Two Bays Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 71 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 National Cycle Route 2 South Mundham to Christchurch Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map Christchurch to Merley - S6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref S6 Local cycle route
Show on map C14 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map C13 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref c13 Local cycle route
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About this nature reserve Steamer Point is a Local Nature Reserve of 10 hectares found in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, South West England. The area features coastal habitats and cliffs, offering views of the sea and chances to observe seabirds and marine life.
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Wildlife to spot
24,036 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 24,036 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Turnstone · Long-tailed Tit +44
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Puffin Fratercula arctica Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pipistrelle Bat species · Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel +2
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Bat Chiroptera Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Weasel Mustela nivalis2025 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Wall Lizard
Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis Meliscaeva auricollis · Eristalis pertinax · Beautiful Demoiselle · Volucella inanis · Syrphus +33
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025 Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025 Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 24,036 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Turnstone · Long-tailed Tit +44
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Puffin Fratercula arctica Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pipistrelle Bat species · Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel +2
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Bat Chiroptera Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Weasel Mustela nivalis2025 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Wall Lizard
Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis Meliscaeva auricollis · Eristalis pertinax · Beautiful Demoiselle · Volucella inanis · Syrphus +33
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025 Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025 Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hedgehog
Hedgehog
Erinaceus europaeus2025
Erinaceus europaeus2025
2025
2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2025
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2025
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva2025
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum2025
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Southern Damselfly Coenagrion mercuriale2025
Southern Damselfly Coenagrion mercuriale2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Minettia inusta Minettia inusta2025
Minettia inusta Minettia inusta2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi2025
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi2025
Eumerus Eumerus2025
Eumerus Eumerus2025
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Campyloneura virgula Campyloneura virgula2025
Campyloneura virgula Campyloneura virgula2025
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2025
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025 