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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 32 ha
Places › England › South West › Dorset Getting here
50.83028, -1.86790
Open directionsv 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 🥾 Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat 🐕 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 🥾 Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ 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
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🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Helophilus pendulus, 7-spot Ladybird +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
1 marked walking trail(s)
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Avon Valley Path Walking route 55 km ▾
Named route Ref AVP Length 55 km Regional walking route
Show on map Ferndown, Stour and Forest Trail Walking route ▾
Kingston Lacy walk at Holt Heath, Kingston Lacy Walking route 9.6 km ▾
The bridleways and footpaths can become rutted, with the eastern sector in part on elevated ground crossing the important heathland mire. Grazing of animals is part of the management of this rare habitat, so dogs should be kept under effective control. St
Named route Length 9.6 km Duration 03:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Castleman Trailway Walking route 26.5 km ▾
Named route Ref CT Length 26.5 km Local walking route
Show on map Play Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Play Trail Local walking route
Show on map 42 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Poole to Ferndown Proposed Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref S5-p Local cycle route
Show on map Bournemouth to Tricketts Cross Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C2 Local cycle route
Show on map Ferndown Schools Cycle&Walking Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Leigh Road Wimborne Road Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref S5 Local cycle route
Show on map National Route 256 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 256 National Cycle Network
Show on map Poole to Ferndown Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref S5 Local cycle route
Show on map 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Through the Forest Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Through the Forest Local cycle route
Show on map The Watchmoor Loop Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref The Watchmoor Loop Local cycle route
Show on map The Crane Loop Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref The Crane Loop Local cycle route
Show on map The Somerley Loop Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref The Somerley Loop Local cycle route
Show on map The Corsican Circuit Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref The Corsican Circuit Local cycle route
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos West Moors, forestry road
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Wildlife to spot
26,311 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 26,311 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blackbird · Starling · Woodpigeon · Magpie +27
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Newt
22-spot Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · Juniper Shieldbug · Birch Catkin Bug · Eupeodes +3
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025 Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae Eupeodes Eupeodes Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 26,311 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blackbird · Starling · Woodpigeon · Magpie +27
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Newt
22-spot Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · Juniper Shieldbug · Birch Catkin Bug · Eupeodes +3
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025 Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae Eupeodes Eupeodes Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 