🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 223m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 223m away — 2 car parks within reach
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking
Best for
3 activities
🐶
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🌲
Forest walks
Good match
Public woodland
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Weak signal
Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Wessex RidgewayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Frome Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Mini Explorer Trail and Brass Rubbing, Hardy MonumentWalking route2.4 km▾
Pretend you are a young Vice-Admiral Thomas Hardy and head out on a Mini Explorer Adventure. This waymarked route is around 1 - 1.5 hours long and has 9 checkpoints to find with a brass rubbing and a fun task at each point. Ideal for families
Named routeLength 2.4 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling
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28 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route▾
National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Frome Valley Cycle TrailCycling route▾
Dorset trail
Named routeRef FVTLocal cycle route
Route 26Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route463 m▾
Named routeRef 26Length 463 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route38 m▾
Named routeRef 26Length 38 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface rocky
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km▾
Named routeRef 2Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking
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1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeListed length 207km
🐴
Horse riding
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10 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
