Our verdict
A quietly brilliant birdwatching spot if you time it right — the Middlebere Channel is one of the harbour's most reliable places to see osprey in season — but it's a walk for the view and the wildlife rather than a big off-lead run, and grazing livestock mean leads are the safer choice.
National Trust access land in the Middlebere and Hartland area near Norden, overlooking the Middlebere Channel — one of the best spots on Poole Harbour to watch osprey fishing during spring and autumn migration, alongside wintering wildfowl and waders.