Middle Beach Studland

During the winter, Studland Bay plays host to the largest overwintering Black-necked Grebe flock in the country with between 30-40 present each year. The eelgrass beds off Middle Beach, which in late autumn attract the first returning Brent Geese, also play home to both Spiny and Short-snouted Seahorses as well as pipefish, the latter being the favoured food of Black-necked Grebe.