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North Hills Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

13 ha

📷 Alex McGregor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome13 ha

Getting here

50.64756, -2.14948

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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

5 activities

Bird watching

Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

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

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
The Hardy WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Lulworth Range WalksWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Wareham Forest WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wareham/PooleCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Aerial view, King's Standing, Grange Heath

📷 Alex McGregor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Aerial view, King's Standing, Grange Heath

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦LULWORTH CASTLEHistoric site4.5 km→✦Medieval settlement and park pale at East LulworthHistoric site4.9 km→🌱The HayricksUrban park4.2 km→✦Alum works, other multi-period industrial remains and an associated group of jetties and breakwaters, Kimmeridge BayHistoric site4.6 km→✦Clavell TowerHistoric site4.7 km→✦Old Site of Clavel TowerHistoric site4.7 km→

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