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📷 Ian Capper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

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50.66334, -2.61950

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦97+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Teal and Herring Gull
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 108m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦97+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Teal and Herring Gull
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 108m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlaygroundToilets

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Teal, Herring Gull, Tufted Duck +94 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Teal, Herring Gull, Tufted Duck +94 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, toilets, parking

Free

Dog walks

Strong 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

8 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

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Cycling

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

Wildlife to spot

88,350 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

88,350 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

winter

2026

Shelduck · Teal · Little Grebe · Herring Gull · Song Thrush +59

ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

88,350 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

winter

2026

Shelduck · Teal · Little Grebe · Herring Gull · Song Thrush +59

ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Ian Capper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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