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Bryants Puddle Allotments Plantation

18 ha

📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome18 ha

Getting here

50.73446, -2.26702

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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 143m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Siskin, Chiffchaff, Coal Tit +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Siskin, Chiffchaff, Coal Tit +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Tamarisk-moss, Neat Feather-moss, Elegant Silk-moss +76 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Common Tamarisk-moss, Neat Feather-moss, Elegant Silk-moss +76 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Large Red Damselfly, Rhagium bifasciatum +23 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Large Red Damselfly, Rhagium bifasciatum +23 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Wood-rust, Two-horned Pincerwort, Forcipated Pincerwort

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 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
Frome Valley WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Bladen Valleypublic footpath · 33 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 33 mPath type: residential
Bladen Valleypublic footpath · 250 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 250 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

10 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 route707 m
Named routeRef 2Length 707 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.9 km
Named routeRef 2Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route372 m
Named routeRef 2Length 372 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

16 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Briantspuddle, forestry track

📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Briantspuddle, forestry track

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Souls Moor and Bere Stream Nature ReserveUrban park3.7 km→✦ATHELHAMPTONHistoric site4.5 km→🌱Orchard MeadowUrban park2.3 km→✦Bowl barrow in Piddle Wood, 530m north east of Gate BarnHistoric site2.3 km→✦The Hundred Barrow, a bowl barrow 350m south west of Chalk Pit FarmHistoric site3.4 km→✦Weatherby CastleHistoric site3.5 km→

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