Getting here
50.86302, -2.06407
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
7
7 named nearby
Named route
🚴
Cycling
10
10 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
2
2 public paths
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Walk at Badbury Rings and The Oaks, Kingston Lacy · Walking6.1 km
Route 25 · Cycling0
National Byway · Cycling0
The woodland trail at Kingston Lacy, Kingston Lacy · Walking4.6 km
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Wildlife to spot
Photos
Concrete Foundations next to Sing Close Coppice
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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
✦Romano-British settlement and two bowl barrows on Blandford Race Down 450m south east of Telegraph ClumpHistoric site3.6 km→✦CRICHEL HOUSEHistoric site3.9 km→✦Badbury RingsHistoric site4.2 km→✦Badbury RingsHistoric site4.2 km→✦Group of round barrows NW of Badbury RingsHistoric site4 km→✦Section of Roman road NW of Badbury RingsHistoric site4 km→