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Denbose Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland15 ha

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeDogsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

50.98032, -1.98552

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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

4 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cranborne Droves WayWalking route

The route of the Cranborne Droves Way walkers route between Win Green where it links with Wessex Ridgeway and Salisbury where it links with the Sarsen Way

Named routeRegional walking route
Shire RackWalking route

Path following the Dorset-Wiltshire border

Named route
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Hardy WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fordingbridge Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Cranborne Droves Way TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Field edge path near Pribdean Wood

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Field edge path near Pribdean Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Long barrow south-west of Vernditch ChaseHistoric site2.5 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 site3.8 km→✦Two sections of a linear earthwork north of West Woodyates Manor: part of the `Bokerley Line'Historic site900 m→✦Camp in Mistlebury WoodHistoric site1.6 km→✦A cross-ridge dyke on South Down 500m north east of Chase BarnHistoric site2.6 km→✦Roman road along the south side of Vernditch Chase: part of the Roman road between Sorviodunum (Old Sarum) and Vindocladia (Badbury)Historic site2.8 km→

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