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Dogs welcome
Getting here
50.77471, -2.24881
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Chaffinch
- ✦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
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Chaffinch
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Robin +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Robin +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Large White +31 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Large White +31 more · last seen 2019
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Frome Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
The Hardy WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Purbeck RideCycling route▾
Named routeRef 6Regional cycle route
North Dorset Cycle WayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Lawrence RideCycling route▾
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
7 public paths nearby
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Wildlife to spot
1,116 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,116 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds25 species
springautumn
2025▾
Blackbird · Swallow · Pheasant · Chaffinch · Robin +20
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2020
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- RavenCorvus corax2022
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2019
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumn
2023▾
Rabbit · Indet. Deer · Red Fox
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2020
- Indet. DeerCervidae
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2019
Small White · Peacock · Large White · Red Admiral · Painted Lady +12
- Small WhitePieris rapae
- PeacockAglais io
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae
- Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus
Common Comfrey · Ground-ivy · Lords-and-Ladies · Greater Plantain · Cow Parsley +79
- Common ComfreySymphytum officinale
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum
- Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,116 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds25 species
springautumn
2025▾
Blackbird · Swallow · Pheasant · Chaffinch · Robin +20
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2020
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- RavenCorvus corax2022
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2019
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumn
2023▾
Rabbit · Indet. Deer · Red Fox
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2020
- Indet. DeerCervidae
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2019
Small White · Peacock · Large White · Red Admiral · Painted Lady +12
- Small WhitePieris rapae
- PeacockAglais io
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae
- Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus
Common Comfrey · Ground-ivy · Lords-and-Ladies · Greater Plantain · Cow Parsley +79
- Common ComfreySymphytum officinale
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum
- Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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