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LARMER TREE GROUNDS

✦ Ancient woodland5 ha

Getting here

50.95161, -2.08321

Best for

5 activities

Playgrounds

Free89%

playground, toilets, café

Heritage

Free86%

Historic site with public access

Wildlife

Free75%

Ancient woodland

Dog walks

Free72%

Dogs allowed with public access

Mountain biking

Varies60%

Named MTB route nearby: Wessex Ridgeway Trail

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9

5 named nearby · 4 public paths

Named routePublic access
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Cycling

3

3 named nearby

Named route
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Mountain biking

2

2 named nearby

Named route

Named routes and paths nearby

Cranborne Droves Way · Walking0
National Byway · Cycling0
Wessex Ridgeway Trail · Mountain bike0
Shire Rack · Walking0

About this historic site

Grade II* registered historic park and garden

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Larmer Tree Gardens, one of the residents

Larmer Tree Gardens, one of the residents

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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

Café

Coffee Grove Café · 43m

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Playground

107m away

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Toilets

81m away

✦ Ancient✓ Public access🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km