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✦ Historic site
Hillfort, ridge and furrow, holy well and medieval chapel on Woodbury Hill
10 ha
Getting here
50.75258, -2.20488
Best for
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
9
4 named nearby · 5 public paths
Named routePublic access
🚴
Cycling
2
2 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
Jubilee Trail (Dorset) · Walking0
The Hardy Way · Walking0
Sika Trail · Mountain bike0
Wareham Forest Way · Walking0
Snow Hill Lane · restricted byway
Cow Drove · bridleway
Sturt Lane · 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
✓ 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
✦WoodburyHistoric site0 m→✦Manorial settlement at Court FarmHistoric site700 m→✦Woolsbarrow FortHistoric site4.3 km→🌱Souls Moor and Bere Stream Nature ReserveUrban park1.3 km→✦The Hundred Barrow, a bowl barrow 350m south west of Chalk Pit FarmHistoric site1.6 km→✦Bowl barrow in Piddle Wood, 530m north east of Gate BarnHistoric site3 km→