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📷 Simon Barnes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

50.90861, -1.94510

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Mallard
  • ✦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

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Moorhen, Mallard, Little Grebe +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Moorhen, Mallard, Little Grebe +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Small White +63 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Small White +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Lateral Cryphaea, Rusty-Back Fern · last seen 2025; Plants — Bluebell, Lateral Cryphaea, Rusty-Back Fern · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Hardy WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
North Dorset Cycle WayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Fordingbridge Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wimborne St Giles across Oilseed Rape field

📷 Simon Barnes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wimborne St Giles across Oilseed Rape field

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦CRANBORNE MANORHistoric site1.8 km→✦ST GILES' HOUSEHistoric site1.9 km→✦BOVERIDGE HOUSE SCHOOLHistoric site3.8 km→✦Earthworks on Gussage DownHistoric site5 km→✦Part of Ackling Dyke (Roman road), including Roman road on Oakley DownHistoric site4.1 km→✦SettlementHistoric site4.6 km→

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