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Canford Heath is Dorset's largest heathland, [35] [36] and much of it is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and part of the Dorset Heathlands Special Protection Area. [37] [38] [39] Canford Heath is the largest lowland heath in the United Kingdom, [40] and is home to many rare species, including the smooth snake, sand lizard and Dartford warbler.
Parkstone was formerly a tything and chapelry in the parish of Canford Magna, [5] in 1866 Parkstone became a separate civil parish, on 9 November 1905 the parish was abolished and merged with Poole. [6] In 1901 the parish had a population of 6,550. [7] It is now in the unparished area of Poole.
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Mid Dorset and North Poole [ edit ] Bere Regis, Broadstone, Canford Heath East, Canford Heath West, Colehill East, Colehill West, Corfe Mullen Central, Corfe Mullen North, Corfe Mullen South, Lytchett Matravers, Lytchett Minster and Upton East, Lytchett Minster and Upton West, Merley and Bearwood, St Martin, Wareham, Wimborne Minster.
Alderney Cottage, later Alderney Manor, was sited on the Poole to Ringwood road between Knighton Bottom and Howe Corner from the early 19th century. A housing estate now occupies the site. The politician, writer and sportsman Grantley Berkeley was the tenant there from around 1860 until 1880, just before his death. [ 9 ]
Woodland in Aunt Mary's Bottom SSSI, Dorset. This is a list of the Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in the county of Dorset, England, United Kingdom.In England the body responsible for designating SSSIs is Natural England, which chooses a site because of its fauna, flora, geological or physiographical features. [1]
Map showing major roads and the route taken by the trailway. The Castleman Trailway is a footpath in Southern England. Portions of the trailway are also used as a cyclepath but the middle section from East Wimborne (close to The Old Thatch public house) to the River Allen bridge (just south of Wimborne) is not cyclable.