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Diens Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

20 ha

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome20 ha

Getting here

51.03671, -1.76250

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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 265m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

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

5 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Avon Valley PathWalking route55 km
Named routeRef AVPLength 55 kmRegional walking route
Clarendon WayWalking route

Winchester to Salisbury

Named routeRegional walking route
Old Sarum WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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
Sarsen WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

53 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 24Cycling route
Named routeRef 24National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
The Golden WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Wiltshire Cycleway New Forest LinkCycling 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
Cranborne Droves Way TrailMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Houses at Bodenham

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Houses at Bodenham

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Nearby places

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🌱Churchill GardensUrban park3.4 km→🌱Queen Elizabeth GardensUrban park4.4 km→🌱The CloseUrban park4 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.2 km→🌱Queen Elizabeth GardensUrban park4.4 km→✦LONGFORD CASTLEHistoric site300 m→

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