Kingston Plantation - Woodland 37 ha
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 37 ha
Places › England › South West › Dorset Getting here
50.72951, -2.60004
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 452m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 452m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDogs allowed — public woodland
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Macmillan Way Walking route 290 km ▾
Named route Ref MWA Length 290 km Listed length 461 Regional walking route
Show on map Jubilee Trail (Dorset) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map South Dorset Ridgeway Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SDR Regional walking route
Show on map Frome Valley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Mini Explorer Trail and Brass Rubbing, Hardy Monument Walking route 2.4 km ▾
Pretend you are a young Vice-Admiral Thomas Hardy and head out on a Mini Explorer Adventure. This waymarked route is around 1 - 1.5 hours long and has 9 checkpoints to find with a brass rubbing and a fun task at each point. Ideal for families
Named route Length 2.4 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 2 Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map Frome Valley Cycle Trail Cycling route ▾
Dorset trail
Named route Ref FVT Local cycle route
Show on map Route 26 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 26 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 388 m ▾
Named route Ref 26 Length 388 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 463 m ▾
Named route Ref 26 Length 463 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 38 m ▾
Named route Ref 26 Length 38 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface rocky
Show on map 13 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Bridleway through plantation, Kingston Russell
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Wildlife to spot
3,600 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,600 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Swift · Pheasant · Dunnock · Magpie · Blackbird +31
Swift Apus apus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2020 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2022 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2022 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2021 Rook Corvus frugilegus2020 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2020 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2020 Coal Tit Periparus ater2020 Linnet Linaria cannabina2020 Skylark Alauda arvensis2020 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2020 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2020 Whitethroat Curruca communis2020 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2020 Stock Dove Columba oenas2020 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2020 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2020 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2020 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2020 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Badger · Rabbit · Common Shrew · Hedgehog +2
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles2022 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 Common Shrew Sorex araneus2023 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Meadow Brown · Marbled White · Gatekeeper · Ringlet · Speckled Wood +15
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Marbled White Melanargia galathea Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus Small White Pieris rapae Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Wild Carrot · Red Fescue · Lady's Bedstraw · Ribwort Plantain +31
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Wild Carrot Daucus carota Red Fescue Festuca rubra Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Autumn Lady's-tresses Spiranthes spiralis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,600 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Swift · Pheasant · Dunnock · Magpie · Blackbird +31
Swift Apus apus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2020 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2022 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2022 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2021 Rook Corvus frugilegus2020 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2020 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2020 Coal Tit Periparus ater2020 Linnet Linaria cannabina2020 Skylark Alauda arvensis2020 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2020 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2020 Whitethroat Curruca communis2020 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2020 Stock Dove Columba oenas2020 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2020 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2020 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2020 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2020 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Badger · Rabbit · Common Shrew · Hedgehog +2
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles2022 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 Common Shrew Sorex araneus2023 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Meadow Brown · Marbled White · Gatekeeper · Ringlet · Speckled Wood +15
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Marbled White Melanargia galathea Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus Small White Pieris rapae Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Wild Carrot · Red Fescue · Lady's Bedstraw · Ribwort Plantain +31
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Wild Carrot Daucus carota Red Fescue Festuca rubra Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Autumn Lady's-tresses Spiranthes spiralis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis2019
Sciurus carolinensis2019
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2019
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2019
Large White Pieris brassicae2021
Large White Pieris brassicae2021
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2021
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2021
Peacock Aglais io2021
Peacock Aglais io2021
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2021
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2021
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019
Violet Oil-beetle Meloe violaceus
Violet Oil-beetle Meloe violaceus
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2019
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2019
Orchid Beetle Dascillus cervinus2019
Orchid Beetle Dascillus cervinus2019
Adonis Blue Polyommatus bellargus2018
Adonis Blue Polyommatus bellargus2018
Silver Y Autographa gamma2018
Silver Y Autographa gamma2018
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2018
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2018
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2018
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2018
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Red Currant Ribes rubrum
Red Currant Ribes rubrum
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Cowslip Primula veris
Cowslip Primula veris
Timothy Phleum pratense
Timothy Phleum pratense
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare
Spindle Euonymus europaeus
Spindle Euonymus europaeus
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus
Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Western Red-cedar Thuja plicata
Western Red-cedar Thuja plicata
Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare
Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare
Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus
Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
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