Wood mouse

This small carved wood mouse stands next to the path in Boscombe's Woodland Walk. It was made by Tom Harvey, a chainsaw artist who works under the name Carver Harvey and shapes wildlife figures from timber recovered on the spot.

One stop on a carving trail

Several carved animals are spread through Woodland Walk, the wooded nature reserve that connects Boscombe's high street with the clifftop above the beach, and the wood mouse is one of them. Along the same network of paths you will also find Harvey's woodpecker, peacock butterfly, stag beetle and woodlouse, together with his bigger Tree of Life piece and a welcome marker cut by hand. Every one of them arrived during the reserve's wider 2025-26 refurbishment, paid for through the Towns Fund and the Community Infrastructure Levy, a scheme that also brought a wildlife pond, a sensory garden and fresh nature trail signage.

Seeing it

There are no gates and nothing to pay: the carving stands in open parkland and can be visited whenever you like. If you are walking around Boscombe it is a pleasant small detour. Combine it with a stroll along Woodland Walk as a whole, keep an eye out for the peacock butterfly and Tree of Life carvings close by, or find more ideas for the area in our guide to things to do in Bournemouth.

Wood mouse good to know

What is the Wood Mouse sculpture in Boscombe?

A wooden wood mouse cut with a chainsaw by artist Tom Harvey. It belongs to a group of wildlife carvings placed along Woodland Walk, the nature reserve running between Boscombe high street and the clifftop above the beach.

Who carved the Wood Mouse sculpture?

Chainsaw sculptor Tom Harvey, trading as Carver Harvey, made it. Using wind-fallen timber from Woodland Walk he has produced a series of wildlife pieces: this wood mouse plus a peacock butterfly, a woodpecker, a stag beetle and a woodlouse, as well as a larger Tree of Life and a carved welcome marker.

Is the sculpture free to visit?

Yes. There is no charge to see it: the carving sits in open parkland on Woodland Walk, so it can be visited at any time during a walk through the reserve.

Where exactly is it?

You will find it next to the path in Woodland Walk Nature Reserve, Boscombe, the tree-covered route that links the high street to Overcliff Drive and the clifftop above the beach.