Getting here
50.81770, -2.41261
Best for
3 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
4
1 named nearby · 3 public paths
Named routePublic access
🚵
Mountain biking
1
1 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
2
2 public paths
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Wessex Ridgeway Trail · Mountain bike0
Wessex Ridgeway · 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
✦Field system and settlement on Watcombe PlainHistoric site1 km→✦Churchyard crossHistoric site4.5 km→✦Cerne AbbeyHistoric site4.6 km→✦Cerne Abbey, site of, including gatehouse, guesthouse and wine house (barn)Historic site4.4 km→✦Hill figure called The GiantHistoric site4.4 km→🌱Kettle Bridge Picnic SiteUrban park4.7 km→