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Botany Wood

30 ha

📷 Nigel Mykura · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome30 ha

Getting here

50.64454, -2.18596

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 433m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Wren +67 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Wren +67 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +76 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

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

10 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Purbeck WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 50: Ferrybridge to Lulworth Cove)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 51: Lulworth Cove to Worth Matravers)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
The Hardy WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Portland to LulworthWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Lawrence RideCycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Priory RideCycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Purbeck RideCycling route
Named routeRef 6Regional cycle route
East Lulworth RideCycling route
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Main RouteCycling route44 m
Named routeRef 2Length 44 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Fields at Black Barrow

📷 Nigel Mykura · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Fields at Black Barrow

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦LULWORTH CASTLEHistoric site1.9 km→✦Medieval settlement and park pale at East LulworthHistoric site2.3 km→✦Bindon Hill campHistoric site4.3 km→✦Bindon Hill CampHistoric site4.4 km→⛪St Josephs Roman Catholic ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds1.7 km→

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