Raft Spider Pond
Raft Spider Pond is a pond in Arne, Purbeck District, England. Raft Spider Pond is situated near Grip Heath, 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
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
Parish Church of St Nicholas is situated 2,300 feet north of Raft Spider Pond.
Round Island
Islet
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 Ridge and Maryland.
Ridge
Village
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 Raft Spider Pond.
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 Raft Spider Pond.
Hamworthy
Suburb
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 Raft Spider Pond.
Raft Spider Pond
- Type: Pond
- Category: body of water
- Location: Arne, Purbeck District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.68659° or 50° 41′ 12″ north
Longitude
-2.04051° or 2° 2′ 26″ west
Open location code
9C2VMXP5+JQ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
OpenStreetMap feature
water=pond
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Grip Heath and RSPB Arne.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: 2RN and RSPB Arne.
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