Getting here
50.86931, -2.00920
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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: The Hardy Way
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
8
3 named nearby · 5 public paths
Named routePublic access
🚴
Cycling
2
2 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
9
9 public paths
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Walk at Badbury Rings and The Oaks, Kingston Lacy · Walking6.1 km
National Byway · Cycling0
North Dorset Cycle Way · Cycling0
Jubilee Trail (Dorset) · Walking0
Witchampton Mill · bridleway
Witchampton Mill · bridleway
Witchampton Mill · bridleway
About this historic site
Grade II registered historic park and garden
Wildlife to spot
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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
✓ Public access🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
- 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
✦Lengths of Roman road in Norwood Coppice and in The RookeryHistoric site1.2 km→✦Length of Roman road on Sovell DownHistoric site2.9 km→✦Bradford BarrowHistoric site3.4 km→✦Horton TowerHistoric site3.7 km→✦Deer park pale in Stubb's Coppice, Hogstock Coppice and Sing Close CoppiceHistoric site3.9 km→✦Medieval settlement at Brockington, immediately north east of Brockington FarmHistoric site4 km→