Address
Chewton Bunny
BH23 5JA
Facilities
The nearest car park is Highcliffe Cliff Top car park.
Activities
There’s a pleasant woodland walk alongside the Walkford Brook to the sea, plus opportunities for watching wildlife, including woodland birds.
Useful information
Mill House in the centre of the site is now a private residence but once used a waterwheel in the Walkford Brook to mill grain. The site was also a convenient smuggling route for contraband in the past.
At the north end, the Brook passes under the first ever reinforced concrete bridge.
Look out for opposite-leaved golden saxifrage, wood anemone, nuthatch, woodpeckers, dog's mercury.
Accessibility
Chewton Bunny is a short distance from central Highcliffe. It has gravel footpaths leading through a steep sided valley, with an alternative route having one flight of steps. There are no gates and some wooden benches to rest on.
Dogs
Dogs are allowed but must be under close control.
Site designation
Site of Nature Conservation Interest.
Habitat
Broadleaved woodland and freshwater stream.
Make sure you follow the rules in our nature reserves.