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Getting here
50.89415, -1.95864
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Grey Heron
- ✦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 Mallard and Grey Heron
- ✦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 — Mallard, Grey Heron, Mute Swan +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Grey Heron, Mute Swan +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 +46 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Gatekeeper +46 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Lateral Cryphaea · last seen 2025; Plants — Lateral Cryphaea · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
The Hardy WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
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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Wildlife to spot
5,797 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,797 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGoldfinch · Woodpigeon · Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Yellowhammer +38
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great TitParus major
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Greater Horseshoe Bat · Red Fox · Brown Hare
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Greater Horseshoe BatRhinolophus ferrumequinum2024
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Common Darter · Meadow Brown · Banded Demoiselle · Green-veined White · Gatekeeper +23
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
🌿Plants18 species
springsummer
2025▾
Strawberry Clover · Lateral Cryphaea · Upright Brome · Timothy · Water Figwort +13
- Strawberry CloverTrifolium fragiferum2024
- Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
- Upright BromeBromopsis erecta
- TimothyPhleum pratense
- Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata
- Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,797 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGoldfinch · Woodpigeon · Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Yellowhammer +38
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great TitParus major
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Greater Horseshoe Bat · Red Fox · Brown Hare
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Greater Horseshoe BatRhinolophus ferrumequinum2024
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Common Darter · Meadow Brown · Banded Demoiselle · Green-veined White · Gatekeeper +23
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
🌿Plants18 species
springsummer
2025▾
Strawberry Clover · Lateral Cryphaea · Upright Brome · Timothy · Water Figwort +13
- Strawberry CloverTrifolium fragiferum2024
- Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
- Upright BromeBromopsis erecta
- TimothyPhleum pratense
- Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata
- Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Blue Damselfly
Common Blue Damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum
Enallagma cyathigerum
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusCheilosia paganaCheilosia paganaCheilosia paganaCheilosia paganaEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxPlatycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatusEupeodes lunigerEupeodes lunigerEupeodes lunigerEupeodes lunigerBrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024Small WhitePieris rapae2024Small WhitePieris rapae2024Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusCheilosiaCheilosiaCheilosiaCheilosiaMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesIvy BeeColletes hederae2024Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024Large WhitePieris brassicae2024Large WhitePieris brassicae2024Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2024Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2024PeacockAglais io2024PeacockAglais io2024Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansLuzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congestaPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensHairy VioletViola hirtaHairy VioletViola hirtaCymbalaria muralis subsp. muralisCymbalaria muralis subsp. muralisCymbalaria muralis subsp. muralisCymbalaria muralis subsp. muralisUrtica dioica subsp. dioicaUrtica dioica subsp. dioicaUrtica dioica subsp. dioicaUrtica dioica subsp. dioicaVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumMistletoeViscum album2024MistletoeViscum album2024Quaking-grassBriza media2024Quaking-grassBriza media2024Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2024Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2024