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Canford Heath Nature Reserve
344 hectares of heath, one of the largest remaining in Dorset, with a real wilderness feel.
Canford Heath
SSSI344 hectaresWalkingCycling
One of the largest estates built in the south in the 1970s, laid out beside a heath that is now a national nature reserve for its sand lizards, smooth snakes and Dartford warblers. Housing and rare lowland heath meet along a boundary that is actively managed.
344 hectares of heath, one of the largest remaining in Dorset, with a real wilderness feel.