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Ducking Stool

Christchurch · 1.2 miles

The first recorded use of the ducking stool in Christchurch was in 1350 and the last in 1809. This replica was placed by the Mill Stream in 1986 to celebrate the centenary of Queen Victoria granting the charter that gave Christchurch borough status.

Poors Common SSSI

Thorney Hill · 3.1 miles

SSSI-47.39 Ha of dwarf shrub heath and bogs lowland

Naked Man

Burley · 6.2 miles

Beneath this crown of ivy is the weathered stump of an oak tree which was used as gallows for at least one convicted highwayman. Originally called the "Wilverley Oak", it stood by the side of the now-disused Burley to Lymington road

Blanchard's Copse

Bearwood · 6.8 miles

Woodland and some grassland

Millennium Park

Ferndown · 7.5 miles

Has benches, various wooden carvings, a memorial and the millenium stone.

Trinidad Community Multiuse Play Area

Newtown · 8.1 miles

The games area is open before 9am and after 3pm on weekdays during term time, and all hours during school holidays.