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▾ 🐦 65+ 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 65+ 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 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Moorhen, Mallard, Little Grebe +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Moorhen, Mallard, Little Grebe +62 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 — Meadow Brown, Small White, Gatekeeper +35 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Gatekeeper +35 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Lateral Cryphaea, Ulota crispa s.str., Dwarf Neckera +3 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Lateral Cryphaea, Ulota crispa s.str., Dwarf Neckera +3 more · last seen 2025
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Jubilee Trail (Dorset) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map The Hardy Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map North Dorset Cycle Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Fordingbridge Off Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
10,946 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,946 records · National Biodiversity Network Green Sandpiper · Kestrel · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Starling +27
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina Herring Gull Larus argentatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Stock Dove Columba oenas Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Rook Corvus frugilegus Swallow Hirundo rustica Skylark Alauda arvensis Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Barn Owl Tyto alba Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox · Greater Horseshoe Bat
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Greater Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum2024 Meadow Brown · Common Darter · Gatekeeper · Green-veined White · Banded Demoiselle +16
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Strawberry Clover · Meadow Fescue · Lateral Cryphaea · Ulota crispa s.str. · Dwarf Neckera +61
Strawberry Clover Trifolium fragiferum2024 Meadow Fescue Schedonorus pratensis Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla Ulota crispa s.str. Ulota crispa s.str. Dwarf Neckera Neckera pumila Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii Bruch's Pincushion Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,946 records · National Biodiversity Network Green Sandpiper · Kestrel · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Starling +27
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina Herring Gull Larus argentatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Stock Dove Columba oenas Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Rook Corvus frugilegus Swallow Hirundo rustica Skylark Alauda arvensis Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Barn Owl Tyto alba Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox · Greater Horseshoe Bat
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Greater Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum2024 Meadow Brown · Common Darter · Gatekeeper · Green-veined White · Banded Demoiselle +16
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Strawberry Clover · Meadow Fescue · Lateral Cryphaea · Ulota crispa s.str. · Dwarf Neckera +61
Strawberry Clover Trifolium fragiferum2024 Meadow Fescue Schedonorus pratensis Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla Ulota crispa s.str. Ulota crispa s.str. Dwarf Neckera Neckera pumila Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii Bruch's Pincushion Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Black Oil-beetle Meloe proscarabaeus
Black Oil-beetle Meloe proscarabaeus
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2024
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2024
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024 Ulota bruchii
Ulota bruchii
Ulota crispula Ulota crispula
Ulota crispula Ulota crispula
Corky-fruited Water-dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides
Corky-fruited Water-dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides
Upright Brome Bromopsis erecta
Upright Brome Bromopsis erecta
Timothy Phleum pratense
Timothy Phleum pratense
Carnation Sedge Carex panicea
Carnation Sedge Carex panicea
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense
Sharp-flowered Rush Juncus acutiflorus
Sharp-flowered Rush Juncus acutiflorus
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Brown Sedge Carex disticha
Brown Sedge Carex disticha
Blue Water-speedwell Veronica anagallis-aquatica
Blue Water-speedwell Veronica anagallis-aquatica
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Curled Dock Rumex crispus
Curled Dock Rumex crispus
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Marsh Valerian Valeriana dioica
Marsh Valerian Valeriana dioica
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Water Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides
Water Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides
Russian Comfrey Symphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum
Russian Comfrey Symphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Hairy Sedge Carex hirta
Hairy Sedge Carex hirta
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Sedge Carex nigra
Common Sedge Carex nigra
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa
Marsh Horsetail Equisetum palustre
Marsh Horsetail Equisetum palustre
Fen Bedstraw Galium uliginosum
Fen Bedstraw Galium uliginosum
Starved Wood-sedge Carex depauperata
Starved Wood-sedge Carex depauperata
Hairy Violet Viola hirta
Hairy Violet Viola hirta
Cymbalaria muralis subsp. muralis Cymbalaria muralis subsp. muralis
Cymbalaria muralis subsp. muralis Cymbalaria muralis subsp. muralis
Urtica dioica subsp. dioica Urtica dioica subsp. dioica
Urtica dioica subsp. dioica Urtica dioica subsp. dioica
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum
Mistletoe Viscum album2024
Mistletoe Viscum album2024
Quaking-grass Briza media2024
Quaking-grass Briza media2024
Flat-sedge Blysmus compressus2024
Flat-sedge Blysmus compressus2024 