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Barrows near Dorset Cursus

1 ha

📷 Mike Searle · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

50.94585, -1.97500

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kestrel 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

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Kestrel, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +66 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Kestrel, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +66 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Volucella bombylans, Garden Chafer +1 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 · 2 public paths 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
Ackling Dykepublic footpath · 1.5 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.5 kmPath type: footway
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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

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Ackling Dykebridleway · 3.9 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 3.9 kmPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Apache over the Cursus

📷 Mike Searle · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Apache over the Cursus

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦ST GILES' HOUSEHistoric site3.3 km→✦CRANBORNE MANORHistoric site4.6 km→✦Earthworks on Gussage DownHistoric site3.4 km→✦EarthworkHistoric site3.5 km→✦Part of Ackling Dyke (Roman road), including Roman road on Oakley DownHistoric site1.6 km→✦SettlementHistoric site3.4 km→