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The Old Chapel

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

50.76388, -1.84894

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Stour Valley Water Meadows 357m away — 8 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Great Tit +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Great Tit +64 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Stour Valley Way

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — caddisflies, Eristalis tenax, Batman Hoverfly · last seen 2026; Insects — caddisflies, Eristalis tenax, Batman Hoverfly · last seen 2026

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Stour Valley Cycleway

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Avon Valley PathWalking route55 km
Named routeRef AVPLength 55 kmRegional walking route
Ferndown, Stour and Forest TrailWalking route
Named route
Bourne Valley Greenway walkWalking route
Named routeRef BVGLocal walking route
Stour Valley WayWalking route100 km
Named routeRef SVWLength 100 kmRegional walking route
Boscombe Arts Trail.Walking route
Named route
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Cycling

97 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 25Cycling route
Named routeRef 25National Cycle Network
Stour Valley CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Bournemouth to ParleyCycling route
Named routeRef c2Local cycle route
University to AlderneyCycling route
Named routeRef C8Local cycle route
Bourne Valley GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef Bourne Valley GreenwayLocal cycle route
Millhams RoadCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Willow Mead, Throop

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Willow Mead, Throop

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🌱Boscombe Chine GardensUrban park4.7 km→🌱Kings ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Kings ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Fisherman's WalkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Fishermans WalkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Littledown CentreUrban park2.6 km→

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