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Getting Around

The main car park for the nature reserve is on the north side of Ellingham Drove located by the Tern Hide. The Education Centre and toilets are 400m from the nature reserve car to park, where there is allocated disabled parking. Both car parks are open from 9am to 4.30pm daily. Dog walking, cycling and swimming are not permitted Mockbeggar on this nature reserve. North Lake Gorley Road River Blashford Education Centre © Jim Day Avon

Mockbeggar Mockbeggar Lane Lake

Lapwing Hide

Goosander Ibsley Hide Water Ellingham Drove P Dockens Water

Te rn Hide

Rockford Lake

A338 Education Centre & Ivy North Toilets Hide

Woodland Hide Blashford North Lake

scale 400m Ellingham Lake Ivy Ivy South Lake Hide

Linbrook Reserve boundary East

Surfaced path Snails Lake Footpath Linbrook West Ivy Lane Lake Avon Valley Long Distance Footpath

Education Information Centre & Toilets Point Snails Lane P Viewing Hide P Parking

Bus stop Sailing Area

Viewing Waterskiing Screen Area

Slopes of Pub more than 8% A338 to Ringwood Kingfi sher Lake

The Blashford Project is a partnership between Bournemouth Water, Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust, District Council and Wessex Water.

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