Getting here
50.80632, -2.41072
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
2
1 named nearby · 1 public path
Named routePublic access
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Mountain biking
1
1 named nearby
Named route
Named routes and paths nearby
Wessex Ridgeway Trail · Mountain bike0
Wessex Ridgeway · Walking0
About this broadleaved woodland
Broadleaved 38734 is an ancient broadleaved woodland covering 1 hectares. As an ancient woodland, it has been continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD — a rare and irreplaceable habitat rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Wildlife to spot
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
Free entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
✦Churchyard crossHistoric site4.6 km→✦Cerne AbbeyHistoric site4.7 km→✦Field system and settlement on Watcombe PlainHistoric site2.3 km→🌱Kettle Bridge Picnic SiteUrban park4.9 km→✦Field system and settlement on West Hill, PlushHistoric site1.3 km→✦Cerne Abbey, site of, including gatehouse, guesthouse and wine house (barn)Historic site4.5 km→