Getting here
50.91372, -2.09485
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
13
4 named nearby · 9 public paths
Named routePublic access
🚴
Cycling
3
3 named nearby
Named route
🚵
Mountain biking
1
1 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
5
5 public paths
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
National Byway · Cycling0
Wessex Ridgeway Trail · Mountain bike0
Shire Rack · Walking0
North Dorset Cycle Way · Cycling0
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
✦Romano-British settlement and two bowl barrows on Blandford Race Down 450m south east of Telegraph ClumpHistoric site3.5 km→🌱Larmer Tree GardensUrban park4.3 km→✦LARMER TREE GROUNDSHistoric site4.3 km→✦Harbin's Park, a medieval deer park paleHistoric site3.4 km→✦EarthworkHistoric site5 km→✦Long barrow and a round barrow cemetery at Telegraph Clump on Blandford Race DownHistoric site3.5 km→