Swanage Beach

Dog access

Seasonal ban (May-Sep)

Entry

Free

Region

Dorset

Where to find Swanage Beach

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Dogs permitted 1 Oct-30 Apr only (banned 1 May-30 Sept). Year-round lead requirement on The Parade and roads leading to it.

Council source (checked 2026-07-20)

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Walk · surfaced path

Moors Valley Country Park Lake Trail

Ashley Heath, Dorset

2.5 mi · Off-lead

Moors Valley Country Park Lake Trail is an easy, roughly 2.5-mile circular walk around Moors Lake near Ashley Heath, Dorset. Dogs must be on lead in busy areas such as the car park, picnic spots and around the lake, but can be under close control off-lead elsewhere on the footpaths; heathland areas are closed to dogs March-September to protect nesting birds.

Walk · woodland path

Garston Wood Nature Reserve Walk

Sixpenny Handley, Dorset

1.5 mi

Garston Wood Nature Reserve Walk is an easy, roughly 1.5-mile ancient woodland walk near Sixpenny Handley, Dorset, run by the RSPB. Dogs must be kept on lead throughout the reserve and confined to marked paths; assistance dogs are permitted throughout.