Getting here
50.92357, -3.09697
Best for
4 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Hiking
Free58%Named hiking route nearby: Herepath Trail - Otterford
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
10
7 named nearby · 3 public paths
Named routePublic access
Named routes and paths nearby
Channel to Channel · Walking0
Herepath Trail - Castle Neroche · Walking0
Staple Fitzpaine Herepath · Walking0
East Deane Way · Walking0
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
✦RAF Culmhead (Scheduled Monument)Historic site2.6 km→✦World War II fighter pens and other airfield remains and defences of the former airfield of RAF Culmhead, at Trickey Warren FarmHistoric site2.6 km→✦Robin Hood's ButtsHistoric site0 m→✦Castle Neroche: a motte and bailey castle and earlier defences above Castle PlantationHistoric site4.4 km→✦Site of Otterhead HouseHistoric site800 m→✦Castle NerocheHistoric site4.4 km→