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50.81967, -2.08041
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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 ✦ 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 — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Skylark, Goldfinch, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Skylark, Goldfinch, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Marbled White +35 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Marbled White +35 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Walk at Badbury Rings and The Oaks, Kingston Lacy Walking route 6.1 km ▾
Grass, undulating and rough in parts, gravel tracks, easy ascents and descents.
Named route Length 6.1 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Walk at Eye Bridge and Pamphill, Kingston Lacy Walking route 5.4 km ▾
Grass, undulating and rough in parts, gravel tracks, easy ascents and descents.
Named route Length 5.4 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Walk at Pamphill Green and Moor, Kingston Lacy Walking route 2.8 km ▾
Grass, gravel tracks and a short stretch on a path, undulating and rough in parts, with easy ascents and descents. The walk may be wet in winter.
Named route Length 2.8 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Walk at Pamphill and Cowgrove, Kingston Lacy Walking route 4.5 km ▾
Gravel and grass tracks with a short distance on a country lane. Undulating going down into the valley and back. Ground can become very wet in winter.
Named route Length 4.5 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Walk at the Beech Avenue and Droves, Kingston Lacy Walking route 3.8 km ▾
Follows mostly grassed tracks.
Named route Length 3.8 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network 250 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 250 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 25 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 25 National Cycle Network
Show on map Kingston Lacy Woodland Trail Cycling route ▾
North Dorset Cycle Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Kingston Lacy Woodland Trail Cycling route ▾
Roman Road Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref RR Local cycle route
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Swan Way bridleway · 1.6 km ▾
Public path bridleway Length 1.6 km Surface grass Path type: track
Show on map Ram Lane bridleway · 125 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 125 m Path type: unclassified
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Wildlife to spot
8,876 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,876 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Yellowhammer · Goldcrest · Blackbird · Pheasant · Woodpigeon +42
Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackbird Turdus merula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Herring Gull Larus argentatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Skylark Alauda arvensis Linnet Linaria cannabina Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Rook Corvus frugilegus Great Tit Parus major Stock Dove Columba oenas Dunnock Prunella modularis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Raven Corvus corax Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Greenfinch Chloris chloris Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Redwing Turdus iliacus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Swallow Hirundo rustica Whitethroat Curruca communis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Rabbit · Beaver · Brown Hare
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Beaver Castor fiber Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Slow-worm
Aeolothrips intermedius · Sphaerophoria · Thaumatomyia notata · Leptacis · Brown Hawker +40
Aeolothrips intermedius Aeolothrips intermedius Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria Thaumatomyia notata Thaumatomyia notata Leptacis Leptacis Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Aprostocetus Aprostocetus Longitarsus Longitarsus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,876 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Yellowhammer · Goldcrest · Blackbird · Pheasant · Woodpigeon +42
Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackbird Turdus merula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Herring Gull Larus argentatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Skylark Alauda arvensis Linnet Linaria cannabina Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Rook Corvus frugilegus Great Tit Parus major Stock Dove Columba oenas Dunnock Prunella modularis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Raven Corvus corax Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Greenfinch Chloris chloris Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Redwing Turdus iliacus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Swallow Hirundo rustica Whitethroat Curruca communis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Rabbit · Beaver · Brown Hare
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Beaver Castor fiber Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Slow-worm
Aeolothrips intermedius · Sphaerophoria · Thaumatomyia notata · Leptacis · Brown Hawker +40
Aeolothrips intermedius Aeolothrips intermedius Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria Thaumatomyia notata Thaumatomyia notata Leptacis Leptacis Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Aprostocetus Aprostocetus Longitarsus Longitarsus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Microtendipes pedellus Microtendipes pedellus
Microtendipes pedellus Microtendipes pedellus
Platygastridae Platygastridae
Platygastridae Platygastridae
Delia platura Delia platura
Delia platura Delia platura
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Melanostoma Melanostoma
Melanostoma Melanostoma
Sarcophaga Sarcophaga
Sarcophaga Sarcophaga
White-faced Straw Neocochylis dubitana
White-faced Straw Neocochylis dubitana
Anthomyia Anthomyia
Anthomyia Anthomyia
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Corynoptera Corynoptera
Corynoptera Corynoptera
Sylvicola punctatus Sylvicola punctatus
Sylvicola punctatus Sylvicola punctatus
Mecinus Mecinus
Mecinus Mecinus
Bracon Bracon
Bracon Bracon
Aphidius avenae Aphidius avenae
Aphidius avenae Aphidius avenae
Ephedrus Ephedrus
Ephedrus Ephedrus
Dinotrema Dinotrema
Dinotrema Dinotrema
Tephritis vespertina Tephritis vespertina
Tephritis vespertina Tephritis vespertina
Orgilus Orgilus
Orgilus Orgilus
Synopeas Synopeas
Synopeas Synopeas
Sarcophaga anaces Sarcophaga anaces
Sarcophaga anaces Sarcophaga anaces
Basalys Basalys
Basalys Basalys
Acrididae Acrididae
Acrididae Acrididae
Trimorus Trimorus
Trimorus Trimorus
Alloxysta victrix Alloxysta victrix
Alloxysta victrix Alloxysta victrix
Valenzuela burmeisteri Valenzuela burmeisteri
Valenzuela burmeisteri Valenzuela burmeisteri
Exallonyx Exallonyx
Exallonyx Exallonyx
Mymaridae Mymaridae
Mymaridae Mymaridae
Blacus Blacus
Blacus Blacus
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum
Bradysia urticae Bradysia urticae
Bradysia urticae Bradysia urticae
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Leafhopper Cicadellidae
Leafhopper Cicadellidae
Longitarsus gracilis Longitarsus gracilis
Longitarsus gracilis Longitarsus gracilis
Coelinidea Coelinidea
Coelinidea Coelinidea
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva 