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Great High Wood

✦ Ancient woodland15 ha

📷 Nigel Mykura · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

50.85864, -2.61106

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Red Admiral, Gatekeeper +137 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Red Admiral, Gatekeeper +137 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Cresponea premnea, Lecanographa lyncea, Lecanactis abietina +6 more · last seen 2010; Fungi — Cresponea premnea, Lecanographa lyncea, Lecanactis abietina +6 more · last seen 2010

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 6 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
Park Lanepublic footpath · 897 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 897 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 route20 m
Named routeRef 26Length 20 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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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Great High Woods

📷 Nigel Mykura · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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✦Melbury ParkHistoric site900 m→💧Sutton BinghamReservoir4.7 km→💧Sutton BinghamReservoir4.7 km→⛪All Saint's ChurchReligious grounds5 km→✦CHANTMARLEHistoric site4.9 km→⛪St Osmund's ChurchReligious grounds2.2 km→

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