Grip Heath

Grip Heath is a heath in Arne, Purbeck District, England. Grip Heath is situated near Raft Spider Pond, as well as near the nature reserve Arne RSPB reserve.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Arne RSPB reserve and Parish Church of St Nicholas.

Arne RSPB reserve

Nature reserve

Photo: Robin Drayton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Arne RSPB reserve is a 5.634-square-kilometre nature reserve and Site of Special Scientific Interest maintained by the RSPB and located in Dorset. It was notified as an SSSI in 1986 and the estuarine reedbeds within the site are designated as a national nature reserve.

Parish Church of St Nicholas

Church

Photo: RedAuburn, CC BY 4.0.

Parish Church of St Nicholas is situated 2,300 feet northwest of Grip Heath.

Round Island

Islet

Photo: Phil Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Round Island is an island in Poole Harbour in the English county of Dorset. It lies just off the shore of the Arne Peninsula in the south-west of the harbour, and is separated from the nearby uninhabited Long Island by a narrow channel only a few feet wide.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maryland and Hamworthy.

Maryland

Locality

Maryland is a deserted village on Brownsea Island in Poole Harbour, Dorset, England. It was named for the wife of its founder, Colonel William Petrie Waugh. Maryland is situated 2½ miles east of Grip Heath.

Hamworthy

Suburb

Photo: Mike Faherty, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hamworthy is a suburb of Poole, in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. It is sited on a peninsula of approximately 3 square kilometres that is bordered by the town of Upton to the north, Poole Harbour to the south, Lytchett Bay to the west and Holes Bay to the east. Hamworthy is situated 2½ miles northeast of Grip Heath.

Ridge

Village

Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ridge is a village in the English county of Dorset. It is situated on the south bank of the River Frome, about half a mile due south east of the town of Wareham. Ridge is situated 2½ miles west of Grip Heath.

Grip Heath

Type: Heath
Location: Arne, Purbeck District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.68735° or 50° 41′ 15″ north

Longitude

-2.0355° or 2° 2′ 8″ west

Open location code

9C2VMXP7+WR

OpenStreetMap ID

way 404924194

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=heath

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Raft Spider Pond and RSPB Arne.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Middlebere Lookout and 2RN.

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