Hampton stone circle
✦ Ancient woodland0 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🌳Ancient🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
50.67679, -2.57295
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦104+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Yellowhammer and Chiffchaff
- 🌳Ancient woodland 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
- 🐦104+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Yellowhammer and Chiffchaff
- 🌳Ancient woodland 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
9 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Yellowhammer, Chiffchaff, Stonechat +101 more · last seen 2025
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Birds — Yellowhammer, Chiffchaff, Stonechat +101 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland
Historic site with public access
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Common Cockchafer, Red Admiral +69 more · last seen 2025
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Hoary Plantain, Red Clover +28 more · last seen 2024
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 47: Seatown to Abbotsbury)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
South Dorset RidgewayWalking route▾
Named routeRef SDRRegional walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 48: Abbotsbury to Ferrybridge)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route▾
National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km▾
Named routeRef 2Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.6 km▾
Named routeRef 2Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km▾
Named routeRef 2Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route735 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 735 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km▾
Named routeRef 2Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
Hampton Stone Circle, Dorset
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Hampton Stone Circle, Dorset
✦ Ancient✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
2,664 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,664 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds104 species
winterspringsummer
2025Yellowhammer · Chiffchaff · Stonechat · Linnet · Wheatear
+99 more speciesHide species list
Soprano Pipistrelle · Hedgehog · Polecat · Brown Hare · Rabbit
+1 more speciesHide species list
All 6 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
- PolecatMustela putorius2023
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2021
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2020
Slow-worm · Common Lizard · Indet. Snake · Adder
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2020Common Frog
🐝Insects72 species
springsummer
2025Meadow Brown · Common Cockchafer · Red Admiral · Limnephilus auricula · Stenophylax permistus
+67 more speciesHide species list
All 72 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2021
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Limnephilus auriculaLimnephilus auricula2021
- Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus
🌿Plants31 species
wintersummerautumn
2024Ribwort Plantain · Hoary Plantain · Red Clover · Common Nettle · White Clover
+26 more speciesHide species list
All 31 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2019
- Hoary PlantainPlantago media2019
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense2019
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2019
- White Clover
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,664 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds104 species
winterspringsummer
2025Yellowhammer · Chiffchaff · Stonechat · Linnet · Wheatear
+99 more speciesHide species list
Soprano Pipistrelle · Hedgehog · Polecat · Brown Hare · Rabbit
+1 more speciesHide species list
All 6 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
- PolecatMustela putorius2023
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2021
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2020
Slow-worm · Common Lizard · Indet. Snake · Adder
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2020Common Frog
🐝Insects72 species
springsummer
2025Meadow Brown · Common Cockchafer · Red Admiral · Limnephilus auricula · Stenophylax permistus
+67 more speciesHide species list
All 72 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2021
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Limnephilus auriculaLimnephilus auricula2021
- Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus
🌿Plants31 species
wintersummerautumn
2024Ribwort Plantain · Hoary Plantain · Red Clover · Common Nettle · White Clover
+26 more speciesHide species list
All 31 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2019
- Hoary PlantainPlantago media2019
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense2019
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2019
- White Clover
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Roe Deer
Roe Deer
Capreolus capreolus2020
Capreolus capreolus2020
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Trifolium repens2019
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