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Cross Roads Plantation - Woodland

17 ha

📷 Clive Perrin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome17 ha

Getting here

50.90640, -1.84805

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Avon Valley PathWalking route55 km
Named routeRef AVPLength 55 kmRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Fordingbridge to SalisburyCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
🚵

Mountain biking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fordingbridge Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route
The Crane LoopMountain bike route
Named routeRef The Crane LoopLocal cycle route
Through the ForestMountain bike route
Named routeRef Through the ForestLocal cycle route
Fordingbridge Off Road Cycle Trail (Shortcut)Mountain bike route
Named route
The Somerley LoopMountain bike route
Named routeRef The Somerley LoopLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Blackwater Grovebridleway · 225 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 225 mPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track to Alderholt from Cranborne Common

📷 Clive Perrin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track to Alderholt from Cranborne Common

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Verwood Recreation GroundUrban park3.4 km→🌱Ferrett GreenUrban park3.5 km→🌱Verwood GreenUrban park3.5 km→🌱Potterne ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Sweatfords Water MeadowUrban park4.8 km→✦BOVERIDGE HOUSE SCHOOLHistoric site4.8 km→

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