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Breach Common

📷 Basher Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.00270, -2.20962

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦38+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Tawny Owl
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground 100m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Swift, Tawny Owl, Blackbird +35 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Mammals — Hedgehog, Noctule, Common Pipistrelle +14 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red Admiral, Small White, Large White +156 more · last seen 2026; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Summer Truffle, Byssonectria fusispora, Candlesnuff Fungus +13 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Playgrounds

playground

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Fontmell Down walk, Fontmell and Melbury DownsWalking route1.6 km

The down has open access, so you can explore the whole area. The well-used paths and tracks include steep slopes, with uneven surfaces which become muddy and slippery after wet weather.

Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 00:45Round tripLocal walking route
Melbury Beacon walk, Fontmell and Melbury DownsWalking route3.7 km

The down has open access, so you can explore the whole area. The well-used paths and tracks include steep slopes, with uneven surfaces that become muddy and slippery after wet weather. Dogs are welcome under close control, as livestock grazes the down.

Named routeLength 3.7 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Stoney Pathpublic footpath · 166 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 166 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

32 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 25Cycling route
Named routeRef 25National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
North Dorset Cycle WayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
National Byway Dorset LoopCycling route
Named routeRef NB LoopLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route33 m
Named routeRef 25Length 33 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface blocks
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route
Named routeListed length 207km

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path from Castle Hill Rec to Breach Lane

📷 Basher Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path from Castle Hill Rec to Breach Lane

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