Getting here
50.80808, -2.83493
Best for
4 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Hiking
Free65%Named hiking route nearby: Jubilee Trail (Dorset)
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
17
4 named nearby · 13 public paths
Named routePublic access
🚴
Cycling
10
10 named nearby
Named route
🚵
Mountain biking
1
1 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
2
2 public paths
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Monarch's Way · Walking990 km
Wessex Ridgeway Trail · Mountain bike0
Wessex Ridgeway · Walking0
Jubilee Trail (Dorset) · Walking0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Wildlife to spot
Photos
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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
Facilities
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Parking
1 nearby · Free · 389m
✓ Public accessFree 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
⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds2.9 km→🌱Girt FieldUrban park2.2 km→✦Lambert's Castle: an Iron Age hillfort 425m west of Nash Farm, with a bowl barrow, and the sites of a post-medieval fair and a telegraph stationHistoric site4.6 km→🌱Pilsdon PlotUrban park2.1 km→🌱MeadUrban park2.1 km→🌱Little MeadUrban park2.1 km→