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Bourne Valley Local Nature Reserve |
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About the Stream:
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Bourne Valley Nature Reserve Alderney, Poole, Dorset Bourne Valley is a shallow valley running southeast from Canford Heath, approximately three miles north east of Poole Town Centre. It represents the largest stretch of continuous linear open space in the Poole and Bournemouth conurbation. Predominantly heathland, it is made up of Bourne Bottom, parts of Alderney Recreation Ground and those parts of Talbot Heath that are in council ownership.
The Greenway cycle track is accessible from Bloxworth Road. Walkers can access the Reserve’s footpaths via Keyes Close, Evering Avenue, Turbary Close, Bloxworth Road or Astbury Avenue. A survey of users carried out at Bloxworth Road in 2000 found around 150 people use the Greenway here each day:
Most
of the Local Nature Reserve (LNR) is designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)
because of its special heathland wildlife; visitors are often able to
enjoy glimpses of sand lizards and Dartford Warblers. The variety of
heath on the slopes and valleys of Bourne Valley can look spectacular
and it is a wonderful location for both keen and amateur bird watchers.
The area is renowned as one of the best sites in Dorset for dragonflies
which abound in the small acidic pools on the wet heath. Ease of access for people with
disabilities:
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The
site contains a number of historical features, including boundary banks
which probably date back to the 1822 Enclosures Act, and Fern Barrow at
Talbot Heath, am ancient burial mound and Scheduled Ancient Monument
(SAM).
