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Canford Heath

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Canford Heath is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Dorset of 4.1 km². It is one of 124 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in the county. It is among the largest in the county.

The nearest railway station is Parkstone (Dorset), about 3.4 km to the south. Nearby SSSIs include Corfe & Barrow Hills and Bourne Valley.

More places to visit near Canford Heath

Photo of The Vine Inn, a pub near Pamphill, Dorset, south west England.Highlight

The Vine Inn

Pub near Pamphill

A tiny two-room brick cottage on the National Trust's Kingston Lacy estate, beer passed through a hatch by the same family for generations.

5.4 km NW

Photo of the Dorset National Landscape, a National Landscape in Dorset, south west England.Highlight

Dorset National Landscape

National Landscape near Dorchester

Chalk ridges, quiet combes and one of the finest coastlines in England, from Lyme Bay to Purbeck

6.6 km S

Photo of the Purbeck Heritage Coast, Dorset, south west England.Highlight

Purbeck

Heritage Coast near Wareham

Dorset's "Isle" of Purbeck, a peninsula of chalk and limestone on the Jurassic Coast, with sea stacks, quarried stone and a ruined castle

6.7 km S

Photo of Compton Acres, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Bournemouth, Dorset, south west England.Highlight

Compton Acres

House & garden near Bournemouth

Ten acres of 1920s themed gardens, Italian and Japanese, above Poole Harbour.

6.8 km SE

Photo of Kingston Lacy, a Grade II registered house & garden near Wimborne Minster, Dorset, south west England.Highlight

Kingston Lacy

House & garden near Wimborne Minster

Grand house with art and a beech avenue.

7.2 km NW

Photo of Brownsea Island, an island in Dorset, south west England.Highlight

Brownsea Island

Island near Bournemouth

National Trust island in Poole Harbour where red squirrels survive, with a wader-filled lagoon, woodland paths and the first Scout camp site

7.3 km S