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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › South West › Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Getting here
50.75123, -1.91435
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 352m away — 4 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 352m away — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Peregrine, Robin, Woodpigeon +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Peregrine, Robin, Woodpigeon +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Dock Bug +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Juniper Haircap · last seen 2025; Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Juniper Haircap · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ferndown, Stour and Forest Trail Walking route ▾
Castleman Trailway Walking route 26.5 km ▾
Named route Ref CT Length 26.5 km Local walking route
Show on map Stour Valley Way Walking route 100 km ▾
Named route Ref SVW Length 100 km Regional walking route
Show on map Poole Coast Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Bourne Valley Greenway walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref BVG Local walking route
Show on map 149 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Stour Valley Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 2 Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map Poole to Ferndown Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref S5 Local cycle route
Show on map C7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C7 Local cycle route
Show on map Turbary Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map S6 Proposed Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref S6 p Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
39,213 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 39,213 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Peregrine · Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Blackbird +35
Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Brent Goose Branta bernicla2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Darter · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Dock Bug +17
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Syrphus Syrphus Springy Turf-moss
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 39,213 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Peregrine · Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Blackbird +35
Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Brent Goose Branta bernicla2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Darter · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Dock Bug +17
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Syrphus Syrphus Springy Turf-moss
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus2025
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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