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Luscombe Valley

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Luscombe Valley is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Dorset, covering 0.58 km². It is one of 124 SSSIs in the county. Parkstone (Dorset) Station is about 1.3 km away to the north-west. Poole Harbour and Poole Bay Cliffs are among the SSSIs within 1.3 km.

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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

1.5 km SW

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

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

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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

2.3 km SW

Photo along the South West Coast Path, a 630-mile National Trail running from Minehead to Poole, south west England.Highlight

South West Coast Path

National Trail

630 miles around England's toe — the longest and most demanding of the National Trails.

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Photo of Old Harry Rocks, a rock formation near Swanage, Dorset, south west England.Iconic

Old Harry Rocks

Rock formation near Swanage

Three brilliant white chalk stacks and stumps at the seaward tip of the Purbeck, marking the eastern start of the Jurassic Coast.

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Photo of the coast at Studland, Dorset, south west England.Highlight

Studland

Coastline near Swanage

Four miles of soft Dorset sand between Old Harry Rocks and Poole Harbour, with wild heath and dunes at its back

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