🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Dunnock
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🐾Greenacre Farm Shop on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Dunnock
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🐾Greenacre Farm Shop on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking🛝Playground🐄Farm visit
Best for
10 activities
🦅
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Dunnock, Robin +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Dunnock, Robin +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🎠
Playgrounds
Strong match
playground, parking
Free
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Glow-worm, Gatekeeper +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Sycamore, Marsh Thistle, Hedge Woundwort +206 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝
Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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6 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cranborne Droves WayWalking route▾
The route of the Cranborne Droves Way walkers route between Win Green where it links with Wessex Ridgeway and Salisbury where it links with the Sarsen Way
Named routeRegional walking route
Fontmell Down walk, Fontmell and Melbury DownsWalking route1.6 km▾
The down has open access, so you can explore the whole area. The well-used paths and tracks include steep slopes, with uneven surfaces which become muddy and slippery after wet weather.
Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 00:45Round tripLocal walking route
Melbury Beacon walk, Fontmell and Melbury DownsWalking route3.7 km▾
The down has open access, so you can explore the whole area. The well-used paths and tracks include steep slopes, with uneven surfaces that become muddy and slippery after wet weather. Dogs are welcome under close control, as livestock grazes the down.
Named routeLength 3.7 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Shire RackWalking route▾
Path following the Dorset-Wiltshire border
Named route
Wessex RidgewayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
🚴
Cycling
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5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km▾
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
National BywayCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Tisbury Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBLocal cycle route
North Dorset Cycle WayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
National Byway Dorset LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef NB LoopLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking
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2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeListed length 207km
Cranborne Droves Way TrailMountain bike route▾
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
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2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Back Horse Hill Lanebyway open to all traffic · 170 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 170 mPath type: track
Back Horse Hill Lanebyway open to all traffic · 344 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 344 mPath type: track
