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Birds & Nature Reserves · West

Abbotsbury Swannery

Abbotsbury, Dorset

Abbotsbury Swannery, Abbotsbury, Dorset
Photo: Mick Knapton at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The only managed swannery in the world, on the Fleet Lagoon, with over 600 mute swans, records back to 1393 and daily feeds at noon and 4pm; open mid-March to October, with cygnets from late May.

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Checked October 2026. Opening times, prices and seasons change, so please check before you travel.

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