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HeritageWildlifeDogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
50.76381, -2.49708
Best for
3 activitiesHeritage
Strong match
Historic site with public access
Free
Wildlife
Strong match
Ancient woodland
Free
Dog walks
Good match
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
v3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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vWalking
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Frome Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Wessex RidgewayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
🚴Cycling
v37 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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vCycling
Route 26Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
Frome Valley Cycle TrailCycling route▾
Dorset trail
Named routeRef FVTLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route388 m▾
Named routeRef 26Length 388 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route463 m▾
Named routeRef 26Length 463 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route38 m▾
Named routeRef 26Length 38 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface rocky
Main RouteCycling route148 m▾
Named routeRef 26Length 148 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
🚵Mountain biking
v1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
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vMountain biking
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeListed length 207km
🐴Horse riding
v12 public paths nearby
Public paths
🐴
vHorse riding
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Wildlife to spot
Photos
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Visiting this spring
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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Visiting this spring
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
✦Multi-period landscape including an Iron Age or Romano British settlement, part of an associated field system, six bowl barrows and an enclosure 600m south east of Langford FarmHistoric site800 m→✦Field system W of Fore HillHistoric site5 km→🌱Tibbs Hollow Picnic SiteUrban park3.5 km→✦Discontinuous surviving sections of Roman aqueductHistoric site4.4 km→✦Enclosed Iron Age farmstead and part of an associated field system 215m west of New BarnHistoric site4.8 km→✦Round barrow in Grimstone ClumpsHistoric site1.2 km→