{"id":2014,"date":"2014-08-07T14:26:10","date_gmt":"2014-08-07T13:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dreamcottages.emergetest.co.uk\/?p=2014"},"modified":"2021-05-26T16:11:33","modified_gmt":"2021-05-26T15:11:33","slug":"a-trip-to-arne-nature-reserve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dream-cottages.co.uk\/blog\/a-trip-to-arne-nature-reserve\/","title":{"rendered":"A trip to Arne Nature Reserve"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The weather has been amazing recently so I&#8217;ve been out and about exploring parts of Dorset I haven&#8217;t been to for years. My partner and I headed over to<a title=\"Arne Nature Reserve\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rspb.org.uk\/reserves\/guide\/a\/arne\/\"> Arne Nature Reserve <\/a>on a sunny Sunday evening. This rural village in near <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationaltrust.org.uk\/corfe-castle\/\">Corfe Castle <\/a>at the end of a no through road. The RSPB look after the Nature Reserve (and do a fantastic job) and they have loads of events but I can&#8217;t remember the last time I went to the beach.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/uploads\/2014\/08\/10317676_10152610307349491_3502218569143397443_o.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2015\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/uploads\/2014\/08\/10317676_10152610307349491_3502218569143397443_o-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"10317676_10152610307349491_3502218569143397443_o\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Parking is easy and reasonable (free I think if you are a member) and there are plenty of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.co.uk\/maps\/preview?q=arne+dorset&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;hq=&amp;hnear=0x4873a7df43ab9fb7:0x11ef01027b0080ad,Arne,+Wareham,+Dorset+BH20&amp;gl=uk&amp;ei=7YvjU7znLKLT7AazhYHgCg&amp;ved=0CIIBEPIBMAo&amp;source=newuser-ws\">maps<\/a> to help you pick a trail. We headed off in the direction of the beach which is about 3km away from the car park.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/uploads\/2014\/08\/10496147_10152610307919491_8827317104224928142_o.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2017\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/uploads\/2014\/08\/10496147_10152610307919491_8827317104224928142_o-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"10496147_10152610307919491_8827317104224928142_o\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You walk through a farm, woods and heathland.\u00a0We spotted\u00a0a family of deer on the way back and you can walk over to the bird spotters hut and just take in the view across to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pooletourism.com\/\">Poole Harbour.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/uploads\/2014\/08\/10553894_10152610307169491_7210047359625012555_o.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2021\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/uploads\/2014\/08\/10553894_10152610307169491_7210047359625012555_o-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"10553894_10152610307169491_7210047359625012555_o\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When we arrived at the beach I had forgotten how gorgeous it is. The whitest sand I&#8217;ve ever seen in the UK and I felt like I was abroad.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/uploads\/2014\/08\/10533061_10152610307109491_7602590948296672184_o.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2020\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/uploads\/2014\/08\/10533061_10152610307109491_7602590948296672184_o-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"10533061_10152610307109491_7602590948296672184_o\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The views across to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationaltrust.org.uk\/brownsea-island\/\">Brownsea Island <\/a>and Poole harbour are stunning.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/uploads\/2014\/08\/10532137_10152610307034491_2380545956576483306_o.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2019\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/uploads\/2014\/08\/10532137_10152610307034491_2380545956576483306_o-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"10532137_10152610307034491_2380545956576483306_o\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There were only a handful of people on the beach so it was really relaxing and even\u00a0a bit romantic!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/uploads\/2014\/08\/10497167_10152610307279491_1039189530450672790_o.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2018\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/uploads\/2014\/08\/10497167_10152610307279491_1039189530450672790_o-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"10497167_10152610307279491_1039189530450672790_o\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I will be\u00a0definitely\u00a0be heading back soon, this time armed with a BBQ and a good book to spend the day there&#8230; who knows if the sun keeps his hat on maybe this weekend!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/uploads\/2014\/08\/10492952_10152610306549491_3028861256982250939_o.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2016\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/uploads\/2014\/08\/10492952_10152610306549491_3028861256982250939_o-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"10492952_10152610306549491_3028861256982250939_o\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The weather has been amazing recently so I&#8217;ve been out and about exploring parts of Dorset I haven&#8217;t been to for years. 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