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Burwood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland15 ha

📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeDogsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

50.92629, -1.91651

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

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

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Hardy WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Penny's Lanepublic footpath · 237 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 237 mSurface pavedPath type: residential
Wadley's Drovepublic footpath · 492 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 492 mPath type: footway
Friday's Heronpublic footpath · 43 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 43 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
North Dorset Cycle WayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fordingbridge Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Fordingbridge Off Road Cycle Trail (Shortcut)Mountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cranborne, track

📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cranborne, track

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦CRANBORNE MANORHistoric site1.1 km→✦ST GILES' HOUSEHistoric site3.8 km→✦BOVERIDGE HOUSE SCHOOLHistoric site1 km→✦Two linear earthworks, two barrows and Iron Age and Romano-British settlements on Tidpit Common DownHistoric site4.1 km→✦Bokerley Dyke, and a section of Grim's Ditch, a section of a medieval boundary bank, and two bowl barrows on and north west of Martin DownHistoric site4.8 km→⛪Church of St Mary and St BartholomewReligious grounds1 km→

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