🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Dogs welcome
Getting here
50.89957, -1.95372
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Moorhen
- ✦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
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Moorhen
- ✦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, Moorhen, Grey Heron +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Grey Heron +68 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 +41 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Gatekeeper +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂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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Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalarePlatycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatusIvy BeeColletes hederae2024Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024Luzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congestaPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumMarsh HorsetailEquisetum palustreMarsh HorsetailEquisetum palustreFen BedstrawGalium uliginosumFen BedstrawGalium uliginosumCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperBrown SedgeCarex distichaBrown SedgeCarex distichaBlue Water-speedwellVeronica anagallis-aquaticaBlue Water-speedwellVeronica anagallis-aquaticaSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumMarsh ValerianValeriana dioicaMarsh ValerianValeriana dioicaYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisWater Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioidesWater Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioidesRussian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicumRussian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisHairy SedgeCarex hirtaHairy SedgeCarex hirtaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon SedgeCarex nigraCommon SedgeCarex nigraLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaHard RushJuncus inflexusHard RushJuncus inflexusCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaHairy 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. lucorumStrawberry CloverTrifolium fragiferum2024Strawberry CloverTrifolium fragiferum2024Events & activities nearby
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