Getting here
50.87319, -2.28671
Best for
5 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Hiking
Free65%Named hiking route nearby: Wessex Ridgeway
Mountain biking
Varies60%Named MTB route nearby: Wessex Ridgeway Trail
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
3
3 named nearby
Named route
🚴
Cycling
16
16 named nearby
Named route
🚵
Mountain biking
1
1 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
2
2 public paths
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Route 25 · Cycling0
North Dorset Trailway · Cycling0
National Cycle Network 250 · Cycling0
Wessex Ridgeway Trail · Mountain bike0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Wildlife to spot
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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
✦Milton AbbeyHistoric site4.8 km→✦Earthworks on RingmoorHistoric site1 km→✦Cross dyke on Okeford Hill 880m south east of Hartcliff FarmHistoric site1.9 km→✦Small multivallate hillfort called Rawlsbury CampHistoric site4 km→✦Earthworks on Houghton South Down, including group of three round barrowsHistoric site4.6 km→✦Cross dyke and bowl barrow on Bell Hill 690m north east of Baker's FollyHistoric site300 m→