🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Blue Tit
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Blue Tit
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
6 activities
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Bird watching
Very strong match
Free
Birds — Tawny Owl, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +56 more · last seen 2023; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
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Wildlife
Strong match
Free
Birds — Tawny Owl, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +56 more · last seen 2023; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Free
Insects — Brimstone, Large White, Red Admiral +53 more · last seen 2024
🍂
Seasonal nature
Good match
Free
Plants — Pyramidal Orchid, Silky Wall Feather-moss, Big Shaggy-moss +16 more · last seen 2012
🌿
Foraging
Good match
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
🌲
Forest walks
Moderate match
Free
Public woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hod Hill circular walk, Hod HillWalking route1.6 km▾
Hod Hill is a steep climb to the ramparts of the hillfort, followed by a moderately level walk.
Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 00:45Round tripLocal walking route
Hod Hill butterfly walk, Hod HillWalking route1.6 km▾
Easiest approach involves one steep slope, alternative approach is gentler but longer. Site itself is level but uneven with little mud. Dogs welcome, but cattle are on the hill in summer and sheep in winter.
Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 00:45Round trip
Wessex RidgewayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
Stour Valley WayWalking route100 km▾
Named routeRef SVWLength 100 kmRegional walking route
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling
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21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 25Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 25National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
North Dorset TrailwayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
North Dorset Cycle WayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
National Byway Dorset LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef NB LoopLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 25Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
