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Wolfeton House

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50.72792, -2.45741

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦105+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Grey Heron
✦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

🐦105+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Grey Heron
✦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

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Grey Heron, Mallard +102 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Grey Heron, Mallard +102 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort, Water Screw-moss, Slender Bristle-moss +14 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort, Water Screw-moss, Slender Bristle-moss +14 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Glow-worm, Eristalis pertinax +14 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Glow-worm, Eristalis pertinax +14 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

The Hardy WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Frome Valley WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Hardy’s cottage to Max GateWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

67 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network

Frome Valley Cycle TrailCycling route

Dorset trail

Named routeRef FVTLocal cycle route

Route 26Cycling route

Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network Route 26Cycling route

Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route90 m

Named routeRef 2Length 90 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route32 m

Named routeRef 2Length 32 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

19,285 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

19,285 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

autumn

2026

Grey Heron · Lapwing · Herring Gull · Long-tailed Tit · Blue Tit +56

Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
MagpiePica pica2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Common GullLarus canus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Great TitParus major2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025

🐝

Insects2 species

spring

2026

Platycheirus albimanus · Meliscaeva auricollis

Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

19,285 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

autumn

2026

Grey Heron · Lapwing · Herring Gull · Long-tailed Tit · Blue Tit +56

Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
MagpiePica pica2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Common GullLarus canus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Great TitParus major2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025

🐝

Insects2 species

spring

2026

Platycheirus albimanus · Meliscaeva auricollis

Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Mike Searle · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wolfeton House South Front (2)

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