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✦ Historic site
Romano-British settlement and two bowl barrows on Blandford Race Down 450m south east of Telegraph Clump
17 ha
Getting here
50.88257, -2.10484
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
8
4 named nearby · 4 public paths
Named routePublic access
🚴
Cycling
26
26 named nearby
Named route
🚵
Mountain biking
1
1 named nearby
Named route
Named routes and paths nearby
Route 25 · Cycling0
National Byway · Cycling0
National Cycle Network 250 · Cycling0
Wessex Ridgeway Trail · Mountain bike0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
Nelson Road · public footpath
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Wildlife to spot
Photos
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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
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Campsite
3 · 298m away
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Parking
Low Loader Parking · 260m
✓ 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
✦EASTBURYHistoric site3.5 km→✦Harbin's Park, a medieval deer park paleHistoric site4.6 km→✦Long barrow and a round barrow cemetery at Telegraph Clump on Blandford Race DownHistoric site500 m→✦Medieval standing cross 50m east of St Peter's ChurchHistoric site2.3 km→✦St Leonard's ChapelHistoric site4.6 km→🌱Woodhouse GardenUrban park5 km→