Getting here
50.72501, -2.66722
Best for
3 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
13
8 named nearby · 5 public paths
Named routePublic access
🚴
Cycling
18
18 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
2
2 public paths
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Monarch's Way · Walking990 km
Macmillan Way · Walking290 km
Jubilee Trail (Dorset) · Walking0
South West Coast Path (Section 47: Seatown to Abbotsbury) · Walking0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Wildlife to spot
Photos
View to Stout's Copse and Higher Coombe from Chilcombe Hill
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🌱 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
✦Eggardon Hill FortHistoric site3 km→✦Large multivallate hillfort containing two bowl barrows 855m north east of North Eggardon FarmHistoric site3 km→🌱King George's FieldUrban park3.4 km→✦Motte and bailey castle 160m north of Castle Mill FarmHistoric site4.1 km→✦Three bowl barrows on The Knoll 450m north west of TreetopsHistoric site4.1 km→🌱(pub)Urban park4.4 km→