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The Verne Citadel

34 ha

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Dogs welcome34 ha

Getting here

50.56196, -2.43502

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Herring Gull
✦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

🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Herring Gull
✦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

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Herring Gull, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Herring Gull, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Lowland calcareous grassland priority habitat; Birds — Carrion Crow, Herring Gull, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

South West Coast Path (Section 48: Abbotsbury to Ferrybridge)Walking route

Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

South West Coast Path (Section 49: Isle of Portland Circuit)Walking route

Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

South West Coast Path (Section 50: Ferrybridge to Lulworth Cove)Walking route

Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Portland to LulworthWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

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Cycling

30 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Network Route 26Cycling route

Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network

Rodwell TrailCycling route

Named route

N/ACycling route105 m

Named routeLength 105 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route304 m

Named routeRef 26Length 304 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.6 km

Named routeRef 26Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route598 m

Named routeRef 26Length 598 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

42,867 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

42,867 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds32 species

winter

2026

Herring Gull · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Goldfinch +27

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great TitParus major2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

42,867 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds32 species

winter

2026

Herring Gull · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Goldfinch +27

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great TitParus major2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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