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Bokerley Dyke, and a section of Grim's Ditch, a section of a medieval boundary bank, and two bowl barrows on and north west of Martin Down

18 ha

📷 Stefan Czapski · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome18 ha

Getting here

50.96798, -1.93499

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Robin
  • ✦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

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Woodpigeon +71 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Woodpigeon +71 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meliscaeva auricollis, Eristalis pertinax, Dark-edged Bee-fly +3 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Megapolitan Feather-moss, Curly Crisp-moss, Hornschuch's Beard-moss +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 3 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
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fordingbridge Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Fordingbridge Off Road Cycle Trail (Shortcut)Mountain bike route
Named route
Cranborne Droves Way TrailMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

44 public paths nearby

Public paths
Earthpits Lanerestricted byway · 813 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 813 mSurface groundPath type: track
Bowling Green Lanerestricted byway · 1.3 km
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 1.3 kmSurface groundPath type: track
Townsend Lanebridleway · 303 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 303 mPath type: bridleway
Townsend Lanebridleway · 321 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 321 mSurface grassPath type: track
Bowling Green Lanerestricted byway · 224 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 224 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Sighting WNW along Bokerley Dyke, from Martin Down National Nature Reserve

📷 Stefan Czapski · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sighting WNW along Bokerley Dyke, from Martin Down National Nature Reserve

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Two linear earthworks, two barrows and Iron Age and Romano-British settlements on Tidpit Common DownHistoric site2.2 km→✦BOVERIDGE HOUSE SCHOOLHistoric site4.7 km→✦Long barrow south-west of Vernditch ChaseHistoric site2 km→✦Grim's Ditch: Old Lodge Copse to Toyd ClumpHistoric site4.4 km→✦Knighton Roman road (stretching from Reddish Gore to reservoir)Historic site4.7 km→✦Long barrows and group of round barrows on Bokerly DownHistoric site600 m→