Outdoor Education Centre Land Train

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V Golf Walks & Trails • Wildlife • Archaeology E Course activities, work in the L over 12,000 years. This what people were doing and L E B BR OA DW Christchurch special is what the headland looked wildlife garden and help AY Harbour Hiker Visitor us to manage the nature Cafe Centre a fascinating place, not like thousands of years Hengistbury Bay Head only for its wide variety of ago. Our visitors can see and reserve. If you’d like habitats and wildlife, but use objects from the Stone to join our ‘volunteer also for its internationally Age, and Iron family’, please get in important archaeology and Age just like the people who touch. Hengistbury Head Visitor Centre geology. For new and regular lived and worked here. Hengistbury Head Nature Reserve visitors alike, the Visitor What’s On , BH6 4EN Centre is a great place to Our interactive displays give There is a lot happening at T 01202 128444 start your visit. an insight into the amazing Hengistbury Head for all ages, E [email protected] FREE variety of wildlife found themed around crafts, poetry, W www.visithengistburyhead.co.uk There have been numerous here. Discover what lurks wildlife, archaeology, walking ENTRY archaeological excavations in the fresh and salt waters and much more! A full list to discover what people of of events is available on our were doing here in the past. and check our wildlife cams website – for some, you may for some close up views need to book and there may be Parking of nesting Herons, feeding a small charge. Halloween There is a public car park just a short walk from the Visitor waders, small mammals and October Centre. Please note there is limited roadside parking A day packed Here are a few annual highlights (restrictions apply). much more. with adventure that are not to be missed! Opening times and discovery Open daily 10am - 4pm (5pm in the summer). Group Visits Pond dipping Dogs All groups are welcome, by prior July Assistance dogs are permitted within the Visitor Centre. All arrangement. We have tours for all other dogs are welcome in the courtyard where we have water ages. Please contact us to talk about and tie-rings. your visit.

Want to lead your own group around? No problem, but you’ll need to book in advance to guarantee your space. Reindeer Contact us to find out more about making December bringing your group to the Centre.

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Hiker Join Cafe Visitor S 5 Y-PAS 3 Centre CH B A B UR BA A CH A3 Volunteer R R ST 37 RA G RI Somerford Footpath CK A H D R T C OA O E LIFFE R A S HIG HC D P Purewell AD

S U R O T E W R O E 5 LL D 3 CR R N O O A S RF Iford Y S E IF A M O 3 L SO Our Visitor Centre is R 5 N D PUREWELL L D Learn A ET E N A H E STR E O N IG DG R L S H I S T BR R R U E staffed by volunteers. P O T O S S Christchurch People have been visiting By studying the evidence Volunteers also help Tuckton CARBERY AVE Vistor Centre • Gift Shop • Exhibitions & Events D R N Hengistbury Head for we have created a picture of us to run our events, TO D Wick Mudeford K A C O U R T E

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V Golf Walks & Trails • Wildlife • Archaeology E Course activities, work in the L over 12,000 years. This what people were doing and L E B BR OA DW Christchurch special nature reserve is what the headland looked wildlife garden and help AY Harbour Hiker Visitor us to manage the nature Cafe Centre a fascinating place, not like thousands of years Poole Hengistbury Bay Head only for its wide variety of ago. Our visitors can see and reserve. If you’d like habitats and wildlife, but use objects from the Stone to join our ‘volunteer also for its internationally Age, Bronze Age and Iron family’, please get in important archaeology and Age just like the people who touch. Hengistbury Head Visitor Centre geology. For new and regular lived and worked here. Hengistbury Head Nature Reserve visitors alike, the Visitor What’s On Bournemouth, Dorset BH6 4EN Centre is a great place to Our interactive displays give There is a lot happening at T 01202 128444 start your visit. an insight into the amazing Hengistbury Head for all ages, E [email protected] FREE variety of wildlife found themed around crafts, poetry, W www.visithengistburyhead.co.uk There have been numerous here. Discover what lurks wildlife, archaeology, walking ENTRY archaeological excavations in the fresh and salt waters and much more! A full list to discover what people of Christchurch Harbour of events is available on our were doing here in the past. and check our wildlife cams website – for some, you may for some close up views need to book and there may be Parking of nesting Herons, feeding a small charge. Halloween There is a public car park just a short walk from the Visitor waders, small mammals and October Centre. Please note there is limited roadside parking A day packed Here are a few annual highlights (restrictions apply). much more. with adventure that are not to be missed! Opening times and discovery Open daily 10am - 4pm (5pm in the summer). Group Visits Pond dipping Dogs All groups are welcome, by prior July Assistance dogs are permitted within the Visitor Centre. All arrangement. We have tours for all other dogs are welcome in the courtyard where we have water ages. Please contact us to talk about and tie-rings. your visit.

Want to lead your own group around? No problem, but you’ll need to book in advance to guarantee your space. Reindeer Contact us to find out more about making December bringing your group to the Centre.

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Stay for the Day

Start your day at the Visitor Centre, then discover the many walking and cycle routes with stunning views from the river to the sea and sandy beaches. Wildlife There are lots of ways to get better acquainted with this Enjoy a cuppa and a bite to eat in one of the cafés special nature reserve, and the Visitor Centre is a great Adder and enjoy a trip on the ferry or the land train. About place to start. Our motto of ‘explore, learn, discover’ Although this is the UK’s only venomous 1MILLION means we’re always looking for new and exciting ways to snake, no one has been fatally bitten in share what’s happening and help visitors understand and around 50 years. In spring, you may see people visit Adders basking in open areas, but they Hengistbury Head appreciate why the reserve is so highly protected, both for are generally very secretive. each year its wildlife and for its human past, present and future. en seaweed - re Ul We can protect our wildlife by both us humans, and our Natterjack Toad G va sp Discover This is the loudest amphibian in Europe. p dogs, keeping to the footpaths. . Shop The male toads vibrate their vocal Here are just a few of the creatures you may spot at chords and use their throat sac to us maenas Popular with local residents and amplify sounds to let the females rcin Hengistbury Head – find out more in the Visitor Centre: - Ca know that they are around! ab visitors alike, you’ll find a wide cr re range of locally produced beers o h Explore s Cotswold sheep and grazing cattle and spirits, chutney and pickles, Dartford Warblers n Cotswold sheep are a primitive breed that look almost e The Wildlife Garden Unlike most of the warblers we see e s plus crafts, gifts, toys and art. r i l G identical to those grazing Hengistbury Head in ancient in the UK, they don’t migrate south o The wildlife garden is a h times. Look out for our small herd of grazing cattle too – in winter. This rare bird is a p sheltered space behind the s n seaweed y mainly Shetland breed. These breeds heathland specialist so look out for ree - U r G lva h Visitor Centre, with a pond, and sp p p are very hardy, they are used to living it on top of the headland, near . o p plenty of seating if you want to Li in exposed locations with low quality Quarry Pond. maen rcinus as e - Acti - Ca on nia y rest a while, with a coffee or ice b - e n ra m q n grazing. They help to manage the c e u a re n seaweed n i Sh o ree - U a n cream from our shop. h G lvta a s s grassland and heathland habitats n le p e p e d s . Marine Wildlife r i l G a o for the benefit of the wildlife that e h 38 artificial rockpools, installed by s maena B p inu s s arc y - C r b h live there. ra p c o on the re o ip h L one - Actinia s y - em eq n nn an uin e Sha beach aim to increase the e s t a r i e l l G d o a e h Skylark diversity of speciesB living here. p s

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Hiker Join Cafe Visitor S 5 Y-PAS 3 Centre CH B A B UR BA A CH A3 Volunteer R R ST 37 RA G RI Somerford Footpath CK A H D R T C OA O E LIFFE R A S HIG HC D P Purewell AD

S U R O T E W R O E 5 LL D 3 CR R N O O A S RF Iford Y S E IF A M O 3 L SO Our Visitor Centre is R 5 N D PUREWELL L D Learn A ET E N A H E STR E O N IG DG R L S H I S T BR R R U E staffed by volunteers. P O T O S S Christchurch People have been visiting By studying the evidence Volunteers also help Tuckton CARBERY AVE Vistor Centre • Gift Shop • Exhibitions & Events D R N Hengistbury Head for we have created a picture of us to run our events, TO D Wick Mudeford K A C O U R T E

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V Golf Walks & Trails • Wildlife • Archaeology E Course activities, work in the L over 12,000 years. This what people were doing and L E B BR OA DW Christchurch special nature reserve is what the headland looked wildlife garden and help AY Harbour Hiker Visitor us to manage the nature Cafe Centre a fascinating place, not like thousands of years Poole Hengistbury Bay Head only for its wide variety of ago. Our visitors can see and reserve. If you’d like habitats and wildlife, but use objects from the Stone to join our ‘volunteer also for its internationally Age, Bronze Age and Iron family’, please get in important archaeology and Age just like the people who touch. Hengistbury Head Visitor Centre geology. For new and regular lived and worked here. Hengistbury Head Nature Reserve visitors alike, the Visitor What’s On Bournemouth, Dorset BH6 4EN Centre is a great place to Our interactive displays give There is a lot happening at T 01202 128444 start your visit. an insight into the amazing Hengistbury Head for all ages, E [email protected] FREE variety of wildlife found themed around crafts, poetry, W www.visithengistburyhead.co.uk There have been numerous here. Discover what lurks wildlife, archaeology, walking ENTRY archaeological excavations in the fresh and salt waters and much more! A full list to discover what people of Christchurch Harbour of events is available on our were doing here in the past. and check our wildlife cams website – for some, you may for some close up views need to book and there may be Parking of nesting Herons, feeding a small charge. Halloween There is a public car park just a short walk from the Visitor waders, small mammals and October Centre. Please note there is limited roadside parking A day packed Here are a few annual highlights (restrictions apply). much more. with adventure that are not to be missed! Opening times and discovery Open daily 10am - 4pm (5pm in the summer). Group Visits Pond dipping Dogs All groups are welcome, by prior July Assistance dogs are permitted within the Visitor Centre. All arrangement. We have tours for all other dogs are welcome in the courtyard where we have water ages. Please contact us to talk about and tie-rings. your visit.

Want to lead your own group around? No problem, but you’ll need to book in advance to guarantee your space. Reindeer Contact us to find out more about making December bringing your group to the Centre.

All information correct www.visithengistburyhead.co.uk www.visithengistburyhead.co.uk ©BCP Council 2021. All rights reserved. at time of going to print www.visithengistburyhead.co.uk