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Branksome Park Wood - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Walks
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

50.71424, -1.92300

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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
  • 🐕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

1 activity

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South West Coast Path (Section 52: Worth Matravers to South Haven Point)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Poole Coast PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Two Bays WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Bourne Valley Greenway walkWalking route
Named routeRef BVGLocal walking route
Poole Harbour Trails 1Walking route
Named routeRef 1Local walking route
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Cycling

145 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cycleway Poole to WarehamCycling route
Named routeRef C3Local cycle route
Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Poole Harbour Trails - CCycling route
Named routeRef pht-cLocal cycle route
C7Cycling route
Named routeRef C7Local cycle route
Turbary LinkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
S6 ProposedCycling route
Named routeRef S6 pLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Branksome Park, Thunderbird

📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Branksome Park, Thunderbird

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