Countryside & Greenspace Information
nb more beaches to be added - try clicking on the walking icon at www.icoast.co.uk/map and ticking 'dogs on beaches' if a beach you're interested in is not listed below
Click on any of the site names for more information, or use the dropdowns below to filter your choices:
Bournemouth Beaches1419 |
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Branksome Dene Chine, Poole1497 |
Beautiful area with narrow, steep-sided wooded valleys, great views across the sea and beach with seafront promenade. Includes all year round dog-friendly beach. |
Butts Pond Meadows, Sturminster Newton1420 |
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Bytheway Field1458 |
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Canford Heath Nature Reserve, Poole1422 |
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Cannon Hill & Uddens Woodlands1504 |
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Castle Hill, Breach Lane and Bimport, Shaftesbury1423 |
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Castleman Trailway, West Moors to Avon Valley section1424 |
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Christchurch Beaches1425 |
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Delph Woods1459 |
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Fenner's Field1719 |
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Fontmell & Melbury Downs, nr Shaftesbury1426 |
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Forestry Commission sites in Dorset1427 |
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Hengistbury Head, Bournemouth1829 |
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Kingston Lacy countryside walks1713 |
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Longfleet Drive, Poole1428 |
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Longmeadow Lane Woods, Poole1429 |
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Meyrick Park, Bournemouth1500 |
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Milldown, Blandford1430 |
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Moreton Forest1632 |
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Mudeford Woods, Mudeford1499 |
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Nea Meadows LNR, Christchurch1431 |
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North Dorset Trailway1432 |
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Okeford Hill, Wessex Ridgeway nr Sturminster Newton1433 |
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Poole Beaches1434 |
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Poor Common, near Ferndown1502 |
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Potterne Park, Verwood1505 |
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Puddletown Forest1596 |
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Purbeck Beaches1435 |
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Queens Park, Bournemouth1501 |
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Riverside Meadows, Sturminster Newton1436 |
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Rolls Bridge, Gillingham1437 |
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RSPB Arne Nature Reserve nr Wareham1438 |
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RSPB Garston Wood Nature Reserve, Sixpenny Handley1439 |
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RSPB Lodmoor Nature Reserve, Weymouth1440 |
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RSPB Radipole Lake Nature Reserve, Weymouth1441 |
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Sandbanks Beach West, Poole1503 |
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Slades Open Space, Bournemouth1418 |
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St Catherine's Hill Nature Reserve, Christchurch1442 |
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Stalbridge Local Nature Reserve and Trailway1443 |
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Stour & Langton Meadows, Blandford1444 |
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Strouden Woods1498 |
Small local woodland nature reserve in middle of urban area. Also has a grassed open space. |
Studland Beach & National Nature Reserve nr Poole1445 |
Dogs are now welcome on all of Studland's beaches all year round: 1st May-30th Sept dogs must be on lead (max. 2 metre) at all other times dogs under effective control are welcome off-lead. |
Thorncombe Wood1639 |
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Upton Country Park1655 |
There have been exciting changes here with a a new, large (30 acre) area where dogs are able to go off-lead. There is also a new securely-fenced area within the off-lead area, for exercise and training. |
Upton Heath, near Poole1446 |
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Upton Woods, Upton, Poole1447 |
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Wessex Ridgeway1461 |
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West Dorset beaches1715 |
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Weymouth & Portland beaches1716 |
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Key for dropdown filters (above) |
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1 | Dog bins/multi-purpose bins on site |
2 | Some areas on site may be suitable for people with restricted mobility & wheelchair/pushchair users. |
3 | Ground-nesting birds likely to be on site late Feb-Aug; vulnerable to disturbance. |
4 | Non-farmland areas (eg heaths/nature reserves) where cattle or ponies may be on site at time of search. |
5 | Special dog play equipment or a fenced area suitable for dog exercise. |