Getting here
50.81535, -2.36949
Best for
3 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
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1 named nearby
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Cycling
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Mountain biking
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1 named nearby
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Horse riding
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12 public paths
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Wessex Ridgeway Trail · Mountain bike0
Wessex Ridgeway · Walking0
North Dorset Cycle Way · Cycling0
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
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 accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
✦Field system and settlement on Watcombe PlainHistoric site3.2 km→✦Field system and settlement on West Hill, PlushHistoric site3.1 km→✦BINGHAM'S MELCOMBEHistoric site3.2 km→✦Small multivallate hillfort called Rawlsbury CampHistoric site4.8 km→✦Earthwork and ancient fields SE of Lyscombe BottomHistoric site500 m→✦Linear earthworks around Lyscombe BottomHistoric site700 m→