Getting here
50.87675, -2.02204
Best for
3 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
3
3 named nearby
Named route
🚴
Cycling
2
2 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
7
7 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
Ackling Dyke · bridleway
Rowbarrow Lane · bridleway
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
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 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
✦CRICHEL HOUSEHistoric site1.2 km→✦Length of Roman road on Sovell DownHistoric site2.2 km→✦Deer park pale in Stubb's Coppice, Hogstock Coppice and Sing Close CoppiceHistoric site3.3 km→✦Medieval settlement at Brockington, immediately north east of Brockington FarmHistoric site4.1 km→✦Horton TowerHistoric site4.9 km→✦Round barrow cemetery in Hyde Hill PlantationHistoric site3.9 km→