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Square Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

12 ha

📷 Richard Green · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

50.64476, -2.05839

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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
  • 🅿️Norden Park and Ride 4m away — 16 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· Paid

Best for

9 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

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Purbeck Way

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 34 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Purbeck WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 51: Lulworth Cove to Worth Matravers)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 52: Worth Matravers to South Haven Point)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
The Hardy WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Wareham Forest WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Ollie Vyes Lanepublic footpath · 311 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 311 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
Ollie Vyes Lanepublic footpath · 21 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 21 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

36 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
Castle RideCycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Priory RideCycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Poole Harbour Trails - BCycling route
Named routeRef pht-bLocal cycle route
Purbeck RideCycling route
Named routeRef 6Regional cycle route
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Mountain biking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Rempstone RideMountain bike route
Named routeRef 2
Studland Bike RideMountain bike route
Named route
Priest's WayMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Poole Harbour Trails - ArneMountain bike route
Named routeRef pht-rLocal cycle route
Poole Harbour Trails - OwerMountain bike route
Named routeRef pht-oLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Purbeck Waybridleway · 866 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 866 mSurface dirtIncline -13%Path type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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📷 Richard Green · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Corfe Castle: a large enclosure castle, and 18th century Vineyard BridgeHistoric site500 m→🌱Corfe Castle Model VillageUrban park700 m→✦Corfe CastleHistoric site500 m→✦ENCOMBEHistoric site4.8 km→⛪St Edward the Martyr's ChurchReligious grounds700 m→✦The Rings: a ringwork and bailey and a Civil War battery 400m south west of Corfe CastleHistoric site900 m→

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