Credit: Middlebere Heath, Jon Bish
Explore and connect to nature in this exceptional landscape
Your Visit
Explore the area using our interactive map to find out what to do, where to go and how to get there
Sustainable Tourism
Enabling tourism to have positive impacts on local communities, nature and wildlife
Heritage & History
Discover how our impact over thousands of years has shaped the landscape we see today
Purbeck Natural History Forum
The Purbeck Heaths is one of the most biodiverse places in the UK, providing home to thousands of wildlife species including over 450 that are listed as rare, threatened, or protected.
Inspiring
a stronger connection to nature
Declared in 2020, the Purbeck Heaths national nature reserve brings together three smaller areas of existing national nature reserve, along with the surrounding landscape to make a bigger, better and more joined up area for the animals, plants and their habitats to thrive.
About the NNR
Credit: Mark Singleton
Explore the area
Use our interactive map to discover the places to go and things to do across the Purbeck Heaths, and most importantly plan how to get there. Cycling, walking and catching a bus/train are excellent ways to explore the landscape, helping to reduce congestion and air pollution.
View MapThe Purbeck Heaths Grazing Unit has been created through a dedicated partnership, with support from the Green Recovery Challenge Fund and the Wytch Farm Landscape and Access Enhancement Fund (WFLF). The Green Recovery Challenge Fund is funded by Defra and has been delivered by The National Lottery Heritage Fund in partnership with Natural England and the Environment Agency.
The Purbeck Heaths National Nature Reserve is located within the Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
