🦉Wildlife✦Heritage🦅Birds
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
50.69039, -2.60303
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ✦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
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ✦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
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Reptiles
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Pintail +32 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Pintail +32 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Macmillan Way
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Meadow Grasshopper, Oil Beetle · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Grasshopper, Oil Beetle · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 47: Seatown to Abbotsbury)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
South Dorset RidgewayWalking route▾
Named routeRef SDRRegional walking route
A nature walk at West Bexington, Hive BeachWalking route4 km▾
Named routeLength 4 kmDuration 1:00Round tripLocal walking route
9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route▾
National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km▾
Named routeRef 2Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.6 km▾
Named routeRef 2Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km▾
Named routeRef 2Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route735 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 735 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km▾
Named routeRef 2Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
6 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
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Wildlife to spot
12,836 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,836 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds11 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Shoveler · Pochard · Mediterranean Gull · Wigeon · Pintail +6
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
- WigeonMareca penelope
- PintailAnas acuta2025
- GarganeySpatula querquedula2025
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
- MerlinFalco columbarius2025
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
- Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2025
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
Purplepore Bracket · Bleeding Broadleaf Crust · Rosy Crust · Rhododendron Bristlebud · Beechmast Candlesnuff +3
- Purplepore BracketTrichaptum abietinum
- Bleeding Broadleaf CrustStereum rugosum
- Rosy CrustPeniophora incarnata
- Rhododendron BristlebudSeifertia azaleae
- Beechmast CandlesnuffXylaria carpophila
- Bracken MapRhopographus filicinus
- Common Mazegill
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,836 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds11 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Shoveler · Pochard · Mediterranean Gull · Wigeon · Pintail +6
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
- WigeonMareca penelope
- PintailAnas acuta2025
- GarganeySpatula querquedula2025
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
- MerlinFalco columbarius2025
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
- Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2025
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
Purplepore Bracket · Bleeding Broadleaf Crust · Rosy Crust · Rhododendron Bristlebud · Beechmast Candlesnuff +3
- Purplepore BracketTrichaptum abietinum
- Bleeding Broadleaf CrustStereum rugosum
- Rosy CrustPeniophora incarnata
- Rhododendron BristlebudSeifertia azaleae
- Beechmast CandlesnuffXylaria carpophila
- Bracken MapRhopographus filicinus
- Common Mazegill
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Datronia mollis
Datronia mollis
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