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Barrow 30yds (27m) E of Dorset Cursus

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📷 Clive Perrin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

50.95083, -1.96380

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
  • ✦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

Good to know

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

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Skylark +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Skylark +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Volucella bombylans, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Historic gardens

Historic site

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cranborne Droves WayWalking 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 routeRegional walking route
Shire RackWalking route

Path following the Dorset-Wiltshire border

Named route
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Hardy WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
North Dorset Cycle WayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fordingbridge Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Cranborne Droves Way TrailMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Oilseed Rape, Pentridge, Dorset.

📷 Clive Perrin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Oilseed Rape, Pentridge, Dorset.

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✦ST GILES' HOUSEHistoric site3.8 km→✦CRANBORNE MANORHistoric site4.5 km→✦Two linear earthworks, two barrows and Iron Age and Romano-British settlements on Tidpit Common DownHistoric site4.3 km→✦Earthworks on Gussage DownHistoric site4.4 km→✦EarthworkHistoric site4.4 km→✦BOVERIDGE HOUSE SCHOOLHistoric site4.8 km→