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Free entry Dogs welcome 10 ha
Getting here
50.97075, -2.11052
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Cranborne Droves Way Walking route ▾
The route of the Cranborne Droves Way walkers route between Win Green where it links with Wessex Ridgeway and Salisbury where it links with the Sarsen Way
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Fontmell Down walk, Fontmell and Melbury Downs Walking route 1.6 km ▾
The down has open access, so you can explore the whole area. The well-used paths and tracks include steep slopes, with uneven surfaces which become muddy and slippery after wet weather.
Named route Length 1.6 km Duration 00:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Melbury Beacon walk, Fontmell and Melbury Downs Walking route 3.7 km ▾
The down has open access, so you can explore the whole area. The well-used paths and tracks include steep slopes, with uneven surfaces that become muddy and slippery after wet weather. Dogs are welcome under close control, as livestock grazes the down.
Named route Length 3.7 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Shire Rack Walking route ▾
Path following the Dorset-Wiltshire border
Named route
Show on map Wessex Ridgeway Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WR Regional walking route
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wiltshire Cycleway Cycling route 155 km ▾
Named route Ref WC Length 155 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map National Byway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map North Dorset Cycle Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map National Byway Dorset Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Loop Local cycle route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Listed length 207km
Show on map Cranborne Droves Way Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Photos Copse by North Road, Ashmore
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Wildlife to spot
15,551 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,551 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Golden Plover · Long-tailed Tit · Wheatear +20
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rook Corvus frugilegus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Swift Apus apus Swallow Hirundo rustica Coal Tit Periparus ater Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Wood Mouse · Fallow Deer · Brown Hare
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Fallow Deer Dama dama Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐝 Insects 19 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Meadow Brown · Small White · Gatekeeper · Speckled Wood · Green-veined White +14
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Wild Privet · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Barren Strawberry · Dandelion · Spindle +37
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis Dandelion Taraxacum Spindle Euonymus europaeus Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,551 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Golden Plover · Long-tailed Tit · Wheatear +20
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rook Corvus frugilegus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Swift Apus apus Swallow Hirundo rustica Coal Tit Periparus ater Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Wood Mouse · Fallow Deer · Brown Hare
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Fallow Deer Dama dama Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐝 Insects 19 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Meadow Brown · Small White · Gatekeeper · Speckled Wood · Green-veined White +14
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Wild Privet · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Barren Strawberry · Dandelion · Spindle +37
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis Dandelion Taraxacum Spindle Euonymus europaeus Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Blue
Common Blue
Polyommatus icarus2024
Polyommatus icarus2024
Adonis Blue Polyommatus bellargus2024
Adonis Blue Polyommatus bellargus2024
Chalk Hill Blue Polyommatus coridon2024
Chalk Hill Blue Polyommatus coridon2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Hylemya Hylemya2024
Hylemya Hylemya2024
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2024
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2024
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2024
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Hairy Violet Viola hirta
Hairy Violet Viola hirta
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Ragwort Senecio
Ragwort Senecio
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Wild Carrot Daucus carota
Wild Carrot Daucus carota
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica
Buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Field Maple Acer campestre
Field Maple Acer campestre
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Small Scabious Scabiosa columbaria
Small Scabious Scabiosa columbaria
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba
Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Campion Silene dioica
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Wild Parsnip Pastinaca sativa
Wild Parsnip Pastinaca sativa
Common Whitebeam Sorbus aria
Common Whitebeam Sorbus aria
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Musk-mallow Malva moschata
Musk-mallow Malva moschata
Wild Onion Allium vineale
Wild Onion Allium vineale 