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CHANTMARLE

6 ha

📷 Chris Downer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsHeritageWildlife
Public accessDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

50.81751, -2.58518

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +67 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Heritage

Grade I listed building: Chantmarle Manor; Historic site with public access

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +67 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Gatekeeper, Small White, Meadow Brown +25 more · last seen 2023; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 26Cycling route
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
Frome Valley Cycle TrailCycling route

Dorset trail

Named routeRef FVTLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Named routeRef 26Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route402 m
Named routeRef 26Length 402 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route456 m
Named routeRef 26Length 456 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route493 m
Named routeRef 26Length 493 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route
Named routeListed length 207km
🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Chantmarle Lanebridleway · 111 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 111 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Chantmarle: the manor house

📷 Chris Downer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Chantmarle: the manor house

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Melbury ParkHistoric site4.1 km→✦Field system W of Fore HillHistoric site4.7 km→✦Field system and enclosures on Middle HillHistoric site2.3 km→✦Enclosed Iron Age farmstead and part of an associated field system 215m west of New BarnHistoric site4 km→⛪St Osmund's ChurchReligious grounds2.9 km→✦Park pale in Rampisham parkHistoric site3.6 km→