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The Dell

3 ha

📷 Alex McGregor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

50.70255, -1.92090

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· PaidPlaygroundToilets

Best for

13 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Oystercatcher +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Oystercatcher +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Torth Felen, Snowy Waxcap, Amanita'r Gwybed +128 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Torth Felen, Snowy Waxcap, Amanita'r Gwybed +128 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Playgrounds

playground, toilets, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground, toilets

Free

Foraging

Fungi — Tawny Funnel, Wood Blewits, Penny Bun +16 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
South West Coast Path (Section 52: Worth Matravers to South Haven Point)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Poole Coast PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Two Bays WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Bourne Valley Greenway walkWalking route
Named routeRef BVGLocal walking route
Poole Harbour Trails 2Walking route
Named routeRef 2Local walking route
Flaghead Chine Roadpublic footpath · 358 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 358 mSurface asphaltIncline upPath type: footway
Dornie Roadpublic footpath · 102 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 102 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Cycling

146 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cycleway Poole to WarehamCycling route
Named routeRef C3Local cycle route
Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
C7Cycling route
Named routeRef C7Local cycle route
Parkstone QuietwayCycling route
Named routeRef C6Local cycle route
NCN25 (AlternateCycling route
Named routeRef NCN25Regional cycle route
Route 25Cycling route
Named routeRef 25National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Rempstone RideMountain bike route
Named routeRef 2

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Canford Cliffs Chine

📷 Alex McGregor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Canford Cliffs Chine

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🌱Harbourside ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Harbourside ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Whitecliff ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Central GardensUrban park3.4 km→🌱Central GardensUrban park3.4 km→🌱Poole ParkUrban park3.7 km→

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