Ancient settlement SW of Incombe Wood
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
50.78583, -2.45242
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Yellowhammer and Woodpigeon
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Yellowhammer and Woodpigeon
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Yellowhammer, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Yellowhammer, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Green-veined White, Peacock +42 more · last seen 2022
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Puccinia adoxae · last seen 2011
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2013
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Frome Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Wessex RidgewayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
The Hardy WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 26Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
Frome Valley Cycle TrailCycling route▾
Dorset trail
Named routeRef FVTLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route970 m▾
Named routeRef 26Length 970 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km▾
Named routeRef 26Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeListed length 207km
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
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2019
2019
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumWayfaring-treeViburnum lantanaWayfaring-treeViburnum lantanaField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed FescueFestuca rubraRed FescueFestuca rubraCommon SallowSalix cinereaCommon SallowSalix cinereaEarly-purple OrchidOrchis masculaEarly-purple OrchidOrchis masculaSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellana