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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
50.81516, -2.93127
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Jackdaw
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Jackdaw
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
7 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +64 more · last seen 2025
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: HOLDITCH COURT, TOWER 50 METRES SOUTH OF HOLDITCH COURT FARMHOUSE; Historic site
Birds — Blackbird, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +64 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gatekeeper, Red Admiral, Meadow Brown +45 more · last seen 2024
🍂Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Canadian Waterweed, Himalayan Balsam, Bluebell +1 more · last seen 2017
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Wessex RidgewayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Liberty TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef LIBRegional walking route
Orange WayWalking route560 km▾
Named routeRef ORWLength 560 kmRegional walking route
22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 33Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 33National Cycle Network
Route 2Cycling route▾
National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2 km▾
Named routeRef 33Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route863 m▾
Named routeRef 33Length 863 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route13 m▾
Named routeRef 33Length 13 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route414 m▾
Named routeRef 33Length 414 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeListed length 207km
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Spearhay Lanebridleway · 1 km▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 1 kmPath type: unclassified
Photos
21 photos from nearby open sources
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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