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New Planting - Broadleaved woodland

16 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome16 ha

Getting here

50.70807, -2.57615

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 47: Seatown to Abbotsbury)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
South Dorset RidgewayWalking route
Named routeRef SDRRegional walking route
Frome Valley WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Frome Valley Cycle TrailCycling route

Dorset trail

Named routeRef FVTLocal cycle route
Route 26Cycling route
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route388 m
Named routeRef 26Length 388 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route463 m
Named routeRef 26Length 463 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route970 m
Named routeRef 26Length 970 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

10 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Small woodland

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Small woodland

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦BRIDEHEADHistoric site900 m→✦Field system in Valley of Stones (including earthwork N of Crow Hill)Historic site2.1 km→✦Winterbourne Poor Lot BarrowsHistoric site900 m→✦Three round barrows E of Smitten CornerHistoric site3.2 km→✦Part of a Later Iron Age or Romano-British settlement 590m north west of Compton BarnHistoric site4.2 km→✦Three bowl barrows 300m south west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemeteryHistoric site600 m→

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