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Ragged Firs - Broadleaved woodland

20 ha

📷 Stuart Buchan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome20 ha

Getting here

50.69954, -2.30444

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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 on site — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 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

5 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Purbeck WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Hardy WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Frome Valley WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Lulworth Walk 4Walking route
Named route
Woodsford Lanepublic footpath · 151 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 151 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

15 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
Purbeck RideCycling route
Named routeRef 6Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route95 m
Named routeRef 2Length 95 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route707 m
Named routeRef 2Length 707 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route70 m
Named routeRef 2Length 70 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Redbridge, Dorset

📷 Stuart Buchan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Redbridge, Dorset

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Knighton Reserve SANGUrban park3.2 km→⛪St Aldhelm's ChurchReligious grounds1.7 km→⛪St Nicholas's ChurchReligious grounds2 km→✦Barrow on Galton HeathHistoric site3 km→✦Two bowl barrows 640m north of Squibbs FarmHistoric site3.2 km→✦Two bowl barrows 750m east of Clyffe HouseHistoric site3.3 km→

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