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that provide a passenger link to
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nesting in Poole
Harbour produced an egg, the first in southern England in modern times. The successful hatching is the first in 200 years. In August 2022, it was reported that one of the two chicks had been killed in a hawk attack. In May 2023, the only breeding pair of ospreys have hatched their
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port trading with North
America. At the start of the 19th century, 90% of Poole's population's employment was directly dependent on the harbour, but this dropped to 20% during the century as the railways reached the town, and deep-hulled boats moved up the coast to
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Brittany Ferries offering a passenger and freight service to Cherbourg. Condor Ferries operate to the Channel Islands and St Malo.
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lies between
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training school, attached to their Poole headquarters. Uses of the bay include fishing, kayaking and small leisure craft. A large marina known as Cobbs Quay is on the west side of the bay. On its east side the bay runs parallel to the
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to Poole Docks. However, the line is fenced off at the Poole Docks level crossing with a run-round loop provided at
Hamworthy Park. In 2017, it was served by a weekly stone train. As of 2024, this has stopped and the line abandoned.
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Continuing anti-clockwise, now heading south are the majority of the islands within the
Harbour as well as several small channels and inlets. To the west is Arne Bay and the Wych channel. The majority of land in this area is
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Due to the ever-increasing popularity of pleasure boating in the United
Kingdom, the harbour has seen a rapid increase in the private ownership of pleasure vessels over the past decade, most of which are housed in private
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Holes Bay is a tidal inland lake which lies to the north of Poole
Harbour. It is a designated harbour quiet area. The entrance to the bay is a small inlet from the main harbour. Spanning the inlet are two bridges:
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around the harbour. Due to this increase, Poole has seen a rise in the number of maritime-oriented businesses.
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Poole Harbour is the location of a number of islands, of various sizes. These islands include:
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of "reservoir fluid" had leaked into Poole Harbour from one of the oil field's pipelines. The
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and the peninsula, north east). Directly ahead are several islands, the largest of which is
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to accommodate modern ferries at all states of the tide. The project was carried out by
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speed limits, improving port facilities and assisting with nature conservation.
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1406:"Parkstone Bay Marina | Dry Berthing | Pontoon Berths | Swing Mooring"
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at www.pooleharbourtrails.org.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
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is in the west of the Harbour near the River Piddle outlet.
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1591:"Packham joins celebrations over Poole Harbour osprey egg"
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Poole Harbour Dredging and Poole Bay beach replenishment
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The harbour is very shallow in places and has extensive
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to the south, which is another important wildlife area.
1449:"Studland, South Haven Peninsula – Geology by Ian West"
1266:, Poole Harbour Study Group. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
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Poole Harbour Commission, The history of Poole Harbour
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The Swash Channel from the Bar Buoy to the Chain Ferry
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ran north from Hamworthy through a fort at Lake Farm,
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is a little further west, and welcomes visiting boats
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would have limited its use to within Poole Harbour.
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1708:at www.pooletourism.com. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
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2298:Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Dorset
1302:. Wessex Archaeology. October 2009. p. 8.
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1756:Poole Harbour Commissioners official web site
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1469:. Poole Harbour Commissioners. Archived from
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1498:. Poole Tourism. 2008. Archived from
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3021:Special Protection Areas in England
1857:Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
1328:"Poole Harbour - UK Airfield Guide"
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340:Dorset Yacht Co Ltd v Home Office
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3031:Nature Conservation Review sites
2013:List of civil parishes in Dorset
1341:Hajjaji, Danya (26 March 2023).
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1766:UK Harbours Directory: Poole
1121:Urbanisation and development
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1246:Jersey Poole Ferry website
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1739:. Sherborne: Abbey Press.
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1528:"The Dredging Operation"
1380:Department for Transport
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972:Looking south-west from
955:Poole Harbour Yacht Club
611:Islands of Poole Harbour
307:for the export of wool.
3036:Poole Harbour catchment
3016:Ramsar sites in England
2621:Harbours of the UK and
2464:Giant Hill, Cerne Abbas
1732:. Dorchester, Longmans.
1262:26 October 2008 at the
1008:list. It borders three
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1189:List of Dorset beaches
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1781:Poole Harbour Weather
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2419:Conegar Road Cutting
2414:Christchurch Harbour
2364:Blashenwell Farm Pit
1776:Poole Harbour Webcam
1723:The Dorset Landscape
1691:Poole Harbour Trails
1530:. PooleBay.net. 2008
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1493:"Poole Cockle Trail"
1410:Parkstone Bay Marina
1165:Poole Harbour Trails
937:Parkstone Yacht Club
933:Parkstone Bay Marina
880:, off the Ferry Port
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399:Map of Poole Harbour
144:0 metres (0 ft)
121:50.69583°N 1.98861°W
2529:St Catherine's Hill
2459:River Frome, Dorset
2439:Crookhill Brick Pit
2256:Scheduled monuments
1878:(cities in italics)
1850:Unitary authorities
1728:Cochrane, C, 1970.
1257:Poole Harbour Facts
1091:black-tailed godwit
858:beach replenishment
198:is a large natural
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3006:Geography of Poole
2958:Crown Dependencies
2623:Crown Dependencies
2561:Neighbouring areas
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1975:Sturminster Newton
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1876:Major settlements
1861:areas and suburbs
1836:Ceremonial county
1790:for Poole Harbour
1386:on 25 August 2009
1281:commodorehotel.ie
1167:, as well as the
1103:Eurasian whimbrel
943:Cobbs Quay Marina
927:Poole Yacht Club
782:Southampton Water
560:The bay contains
555:Twin Sails Bridge
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