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CREECH GRANGE

141 ha

📷 Phil Champion · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome141 ha

Getting here

50.64006, -2.12976

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ✦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
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Stonechat, Goldfinch, Chiffchaff +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Stonechat, Goldfinch, Chiffchaff +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Small Heath +47 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Striated Feather-moss, Flat Neckera, Compact Bog-moss +30 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Common Striated Feather-moss, Flat Neckera, Compact Bog-moss +30 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Purbeck WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 51: Lulworth Cove to Worth Matravers)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
The Hardy WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Lulworth Range WalksWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Frome Valley WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Lawrence RideCycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Castle RideCycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Priory RideCycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Poole Harbour Trails - BCycling route
Named routeRef pht-bLocal cycle route
Purbeck RideCycling route
Named routeRef 6Regional cycle route
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Rempstone RideMountain bike route
Named routeRef 2
Poole Harbour Trails - ArneMountain bike route
Named routeRef pht-rLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View of Creech Grange from the east

📷 Phil Champion · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View of Creech Grange from the east

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Corfe Castle: a large enclosure castle, and 18th century Vineyard BridgeHistoric site5 km→✦Alum works, other multi-period industrial remains and an associated group of jetties and breakwaters, Kimmeridge BayHistoric site3.5 km→✦Clavell TowerHistoric site3.6 km→✦Old Site of Clavel TowerHistoric site3.6 km→🌱The HayricksUrban park4 km→✦The Rings: a ringwork and bailey and a Civil War battery 400m south west of Corfe CastleHistoric site4.7 km→

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