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Getting here
50.83337, -1.95997
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 114m away 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 114m away £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +66 more · last seen 2025; Wet grassland and rushes — snipe, curlew and moorland birds
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +66 more · last seen 2025; Lowland meadows priority habitat
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Ichneumon albiger, Small White, Ichneumon confusor +75 more · last seen 2025; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Creeping Feather-moss, Whiskered Veilwort, Springy Turf-moss +44 more · last seen 2022
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Ferndown, Stour and Forest Trail Walking route ▾
Kingston Lacy walk at Holt Heath, Kingston Lacy Walking route 9.6 km ▾
The bridleways and footpaths can become rutted, with the eastern sector in part on elevated ground crossing the important heathland mire. Grazing of animals is part of the management of this rare habitat, so dogs should be kept under effective control. St
Named route Length 9.6 km Duration 03:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Walk at Eye Bridge and Pamphill, Kingston Lacy Walking route 5.4 km ▾
Grass, undulating and rough in parts, gravel tracks, easy ascents and descents.
Named route Length 5.4 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map The woodland trail at Kingston Lacy, Kingston Lacy Walking route 4.6 km ▾
The trail follows a smooth, flat gravel track about 2m (6'6") wide, which is clearly signed. The track is ideal for walkers, runners and cyclists of all ages and abilities.
Named route Length 4.6 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Walk at Pamphill Green and Moor, Kingston Lacy Walking route 2.8 km ▾
Grass, gravel tracks and a short stretch on a path, undulating and rough in parts, with easy ascents and descents. The walk may be wet in winter.
Named route Length 2.8 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 78 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 25 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 25 National Cycle Network
Show on map Poole to Ferndown Proposed Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref S5-p Local cycle route
Show on map Ferndown Schools Cycle&Walking Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Leigh Road Wimborne Road Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref S5 Local cycle route
Show on map Kingston Lacy Woodland Trail Cycling route ▾
National Route 256 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 256 National Cycle Network
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
3,914 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,914 records · National Biodiversity Network Cuckoo · Woodpigeon · Greenfinch · Goldcrest · Magpie +16
Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swallow Hirundo rustica Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Tit Parus major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Mole
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Mole Talpa europaea2024 Slow-worm
Violet Ground Beetle · Marmalade Hoverfly
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus 🌿 Plants 109 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Pedunculate Oak · Bramble · Butcher's-broom · Hedera helix · Common Nettle +104
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur Bramble Rubus fruticosus Butcher's-broom Ruscus aculeatus Hedera helix Hedera helix Common Nettle Urtica dioica Hazel Corylus avellana Lesser Spearwort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,914 records · National Biodiversity Network Cuckoo · Woodpigeon · Greenfinch · Goldcrest · Magpie +16
Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swallow Hirundo rustica Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Tit Parus major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Mole
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Mole Talpa europaea2024 Slow-worm
Violet Ground Beetle · Marmalade Hoverfly
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus 🌿 Plants 109 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Pedunculate Oak · Bramble · Butcher's-broom · Hedera helix · Common Nettle +104
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur Bramble Rubus fruticosus Butcher's-broom Ruscus aculeatus Hedera helix Hedera helix Common Nettle Urtica dioica Hazel Corylus avellana Lesser Spearwort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ranunculus flammula
Ranunculus flammula
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Common Cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense2024
Common Cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense2024
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata2024
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata2024
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
daffodils Narcissus
daffodils Narcissus
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
New Zealand Pigmyweed Crassula helmsii2024
New Zealand Pigmyweed Crassula helmsii2024
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum2024
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum2024
Remote Sedge Carex remota2024
Remote Sedge Carex remota2024
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant2024
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant2024
Sharp-flowered Rush Juncus acutiflorus2024
Sharp-flowered Rush Juncus acutiflorus2024
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2024
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2024
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2024
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2024
Tormentil Potentilla erecta2024
Tormentil Potentilla erecta2024
Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica2024
Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica2024
Polypodium vulgare Polypodium vulgare2024
Polypodium vulgare Polypodium vulgare2024
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus2024
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus2024
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2024
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2024
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Moschatel Adoxa moschatellina
Moschatel Adoxa moschatellina
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Wood Spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides
Wood Spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Wood Millet Milium effusum
Wood Millet Milium effusum
Red Currant Ribes rubrum
Red Currant Ribes rubrum
Lesser Periwinkle Vinca minor
Lesser Periwinkle Vinca minor
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Campion Silene dioica
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
European Larch Larix decidua
European Larch Larix decidua
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Pignut Conopodium majus
Pignut Conopodium majus
Common Sallow Salix cinerea
Common Sallow Salix cinerea
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Scaly Male-fern Dryopteris affinis
Scaly Male-fern Dryopteris affinis
Bugle Ajuga reptans
Bugle Ajuga reptans
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Early-purple Orchid Orchis mascula
Early-purple Orchid Orchis mascula
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Hard Shield-fern Polystichum aculeatum
Hard Shield-fern Polystichum aculeatum
Field Maple Acer campestre
Field Maple Acer campestre
Dog-rose Rosa canina
Dog-rose Rosa canina
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima
Black Bryony Tamus communis
Black Bryony Tamus communis
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Common Calamint Clinopodium ascendens2024
Common Calamint Clinopodium ascendens2024
Tufted Forget-me-not Myosotis laxa2024
Tufted Forget-me-not Myosotis laxa2024
Water-plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica2024
Water-plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica2024
Water Mint Mentha aquatica2024
Water Mint Mentha aquatica2024
Parrot's-feather Myriophyllum aquaticum2024
Parrot's-feather Myriophyllum aquaticum2024
Lesser Skullcap Scutellaria minor2024
Lesser Skullcap Scutellaria minor2024
Vervain Verbena officinalis2024
Vervain Verbena officinalis2024
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica2024
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica2024
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2024
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2024
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine2024
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine2024
Wood Melick Melica uniflora2024
Wood Melick Melica uniflora2024
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2024
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2024
Water-pepper Persicaria hydropiper2024
Water-pepper Persicaria hydropiper2024
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris2024
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris2024
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus2024
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus2024
Sanicle Sanicula europaea2024
Sanicle Sanicula europaea2024
Black Currant Ribes nigrum2024
Black Currant Ribes nigrum2024
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2024
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2024
Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina2024
Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina2024
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa2024
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa2024
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea2024
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea2024
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2024
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2024
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2024
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2024
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2024
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2024
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2024
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2024
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum2024
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum2024
Daisy Bellis perennis2024
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