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Evershot Plantation

✦ Ancient woodland86 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome86 ha

Getting here

50.84701, -2.59482

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red Admiral, Peacock, Small White +83 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red Admiral, Peacock, Small White +83 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 19 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
Park Lanepublic footpath · 897 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 897 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Park Lanepublic footpath · 299 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 299 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Park Lanepublic footpath · 197 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 197 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
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Cycling

14 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 route456 m
Named routeRef 26Length 456 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route493 m
Named routeRef 26Length 493 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.2 km
Named routeRef 26Length 3.2 kmNational 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

12 public paths nearby

Public paths
Rocks Lanebridleway · 287 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 287 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Beer Lanebridleway · 929 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 929 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Beer Lanebridleway · 460 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 460 mPath type: bridleway
Park Lanebridleway · 251 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 251 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Rocks Lanebridleway · 859 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 859 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Pasture by Station Plantation

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pasture by Station Plantation

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Nearby places

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✦Melbury ParkHistoric site800 m→✦CHANTMARLEHistoric site3.4 km→⛪St Osmund's ChurchReligious grounds1.3 km→✦Park pale in Rampisham parkHistoric site4.6 km→✦The Old MillHistoric site1 km→

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