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Great Coll Wood

✦ Ancient woodland19 ha

📷 Brian Ironside · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome19 ha

Getting here

50.79699, -2.15849

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Skylark, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Skylark, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red Admiral, Small White, Green-veined White +19 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Red Admiral, Small White, Green-veined White +19 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Walk at White Mill and Shapwick, Kingston LacyWalking route6.4 km

Fairly flat walk on grass and gravel tracks and short distances on country lanes. At times the path by the Stour will be flooded and river banks can be slippery.

Named routeLength 6.4 kmDuration 02:30Round tripLocal walking route
Wareham Forest WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Stour Valley WayWalking route100 km
Named routeRef SVWLength 100 kmRegional walking route
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Hardy WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network 250Cycling route
Named routeRef 250National Cycle Network
Route 25Cycling route
Named routeRef 25National Cycle Network
North Dorset Cycle WayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km
Named routeRef 250Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route3.5 km
Named routeRef 25Length 3.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route90 m
Named routeRef 250Length 90 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

11 public paths nearby

Public paths
Roman Roadbridleway · 601 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 601 mPath type: bridleway
Roman Roadbridleway · 214 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 214 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Southern Corner of Great Coll Wood

📷 Brian Ironside · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Southern Corner of Great Coll Wood

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✦Wayside cross 130m north of Crawford FarmHistoric site4.5 km→✦ANDERSON MANORHistoric site2.4 km→✦tumulusHistoric site2.7 km→✦Slight univallate hillfort called Crawford CastleHistoric site3.4 km→✦Crawford CastleHistoric site3.4 km→✦Three bowl barrows on Bloxworth Down, 800m west of Botany Bay BarnHistoric site3.5 km→

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