Plan your visit
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Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
50.78542, -2.51217
Best for
4 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Mountain biking
Varies60%Named MTB route nearby: Wessex Ridgeway Trail
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
v3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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vWalking
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Frome Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Wessex RidgewayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
🚴Cycling
v28 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
🚴
vCycling
Route 26Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
Frome Valley Cycle TrailCycling route▾
Dorset trail
Named routeRef FVTLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route388 m▾
Named routeRef 26Length 388 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route463 m▾
Named routeRef 26Length 463 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route38 m▾
Named routeRef 26Length 38 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface rocky
Main RouteCycling route970 m▾
Named routeRef 26Length 970 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
🚵Mountain biking
v1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
🚵
vMountain biking
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeListed length 207km
🐴Horse riding
v3 public paths nearby
Public paths
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vHorse riding
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
About this historic site
Settlement is an ancient historic site. As an ancient woodland, it has been continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD — a rare and irreplaceable habitat rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
✦Cerne AbbeyHistoric site3.8 km→✦Churchyard crossHistoric site3.8 km→✦Multi-period landscape including an Iron Age or Romano British settlement, part of an associated field system, six bowl barrows and an enclosure 600m south east of Langford FarmHistoric site3 km→🌱Kettle Bridge Picnic SiteUrban park3.7 km→✦Field system W of Fore HillHistoric site3.8 km→✦Enclosed Iron Age farmstead and part of an associated field system 215m west of New BarnHistoric site3 km→