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RSPB Garston Wood

★★www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/g/garstonwood

Garston Wood is a 34 hectare nature preserve on the border between Dorset and Wiltshire set up by the RSPB to protect birds living in the region. To help maintain the park, the RSPB sets annual population targets for certain breeding pairs of birds, and m ...

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Birdfinders

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Westbank, Cheselbourne, Dorset, DT2 7NW
www.birdfinders.co.uk

Birdfinders Birdfinders cater for all levels of ability, and enthusiasm is more important than knowledge, as our experienced leaders are always on hand to assist. Although all of our holidays are designed specifically for birdwatching, we stop wherever possible for o ...

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RSPB Lodmoor

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Preston, Weymouth, Dorset
www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/l/lodmoor/

Lodmoor reserve is a Royal Society for the Protection of Birds nature reserve, a mile east of Weymouth, Dorset near the village of Preston. The reserve is composed of reed bed, salt marsh, wet grassland and open water, and is separated from Weymouth Bay b ...

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Abbotsbury Swannery

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Abbotsbury Swannery, Abbotsbury, Dorset, DT3 4JG
www.abbotsbury-tourism.co.uk/swannery.htm

Abbotsbury Swannery was established by Benedictine Monks who built a monastery at Abbotsbury during the 1040's. The monks farmed the swans to produce food for their lavish banquets. St Peter's monastery was destroyed in 1539 during the dissolution. Some o ...

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Brownsea Island

★★★www.nationaltrust.org.uk/brownsea

Brownsea is owned by the National Trust and offers a very diverse and interesting range of habitats for flora and fauna, all within easy walking distance of each other. Seeing native wildlife in its natural state is not always easy, but with patience and ...

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Isle of Portland

★★www.birdforum.net/opus/Isle_of_Portland_(including_Chesil_Be

The 'Isle' of Portland is a unique location extending at its southern-most end, seven miles into the English Channel. Linked to mainland Weymouth by the remarkable Chesil Beach, its geographical position makes it an ideal area for birdwatching especially ...

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RSPB Radipole Lake

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Radipole, Weymouth, Dorset
www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/r/radipolelake/

RSPB Radipole Lake reserve is in the centre of Weymouth and has plenty to offer to families and birdwatchers alike. There are panoramic views of the reserve from the visitor centre. The large reedbed, open water, flood meadows and bushes attract many diff ...

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Birding The Nothe

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The Nothe, Weymouth, Dorset
www.naturalist.co.uk/nothe

The Nothe is a small town park in Weymouth, Dorset, Southern England. In itself, the park is unremarkable, with the usual collection of lawns, shrubberies and car park. But its location, on a peninsula of land jutting out into sheltered Weymouth Bay, make ...

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National Nature Reserves in Dorset

★★★www.lnr.naturalengland.org.uk/Special/lnr/lnr_results.asp?N=

National Nature Reserves (NNRs) in Dorset. These are places where wildlife comes first. They were established to protect the most important areas of wildlife habitat and geological formations in Britain, and as places for scientific research. This does no ...

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