Address
Shore Road
Poole
BH14 8NE
Facilities
Parking
There’s limited parking on surrounding roads, such as Brudenell Avenue.
Useful information
There are over 1.5ha of woodland at Luscombe Valley.
Entrance
The valley is a few minutes' walk from Evening Hill Viewpoint and borders Parkstone Golf Course.
There’s a gate at Shore Road and there is also access from Brudenell Avenue.
Habitats
Luscombe Valley’s mixed habitats include:
- open areas of gorse grassland
- reeds
- streams
- seasonal ponds on the edge of Poole Harbour
- wet woodland
- ditches and streams
Look out for kingfishers and sand lizards.
Dogs
Dogs must be on a short lead when livestock is near and during the bird breeding season from 1 March to 31 July. At other times dogs must be under close control.
Make sure you follow the rules in our nature reserves.