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Dogs welcome
Getting here
50.66576, -2.44107
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Corn Bunting and Goldfinch
- ✦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
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Corn Bunting and Goldfinch
- ✦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 — Corn Bunting, Goldfinch, Jackdaw +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Corn Bunting, Goldfinch, Jackdaw +59 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 — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Red Admiral +33 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Red Admiral +33 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional 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
South Dorset RidgewayWalking route▾
Named routeRef SDRRegional walking route
Frome Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
68 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route▾
National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Route 26Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 26Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route90 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 90 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route32 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 32 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route916 m▾
Named routeRef 26Length 916 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
19,520 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
19,520 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Raven · Corn Bunting · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Bullfinch +41
- RavenCorvus corax
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- SwiftApus apus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- MagpiePica pica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Rabbit · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Small White · Red Admiral · Field Grasshopper · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Southern Hawker +2
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva
Lords-and-Ladies · Hawthorn · Bluebell · Elder · Creeping Buttercup +41
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
19,520 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Raven · Corn Bunting · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Bullfinch +41
- RavenCorvus corax
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- SwiftApus apus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- MagpiePica pica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Rabbit · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Small White · Red Admiral · Field Grasshopper · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Southern Hawker +2
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva
Lords-and-Ladies · Hawthorn · Bluebell · Elder · Creeping Buttercup +41
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Speckled Wood
Speckled Wood
Pararge aegeria2024
Pararge aegeria2024
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