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Weatherby Castle Obelisk

WildlifeBirdsHeritage

Public accessDogs welcome

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50.76588, -2.27559

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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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

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 — Corn Bunting, Yellowhammer, Woodpigeon +93 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Corn Bunting, Yellowhammer, Woodpigeon +93 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Peacock +36 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Peacock +36 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Frome Valley WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

The Hardy WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Purbeck RideCycling route

Named routeRef 6Regional cycle route

Lawrence RideCycling route

Named routeRef 4Local cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

Snag Lanebridleway · 851 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 851 mPath type: bridleway

Snag Lanebridleway · 436 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 436 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

4,682 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,682 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Jackdaw · Robin · Carrion Crow +32

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RookCorvus frugilegus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Common GullLarus canus
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GreenfinchChloris chloris
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
White StorkCiconia ciconia
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2025

Black Oil-beetle

Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,682 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Jackdaw · Robin · Carrion Crow +32

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RookCorvus frugilegus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Common GullLarus canus
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GreenfinchChloris chloris
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
White StorkCiconia ciconia
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2025

Black Oil-beetle

Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Ian Andrews · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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