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Grim's Ditch: Old Lodge Copse to Toyd Clump

11 ha

📷 Stuart Buchan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsHeritageWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

51.00018, -1.89832

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦22+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Peregrine and Corn Bunting
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕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

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Peregrine, Corn Bunting, Black Redstart +19 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Peregrine, Corn Bunting, Black Redstart +19 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Glistening Inkcap, Candlesnuff Fungus, Velvet Rollrim +104 more · last seen 2019

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Comma +41 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Dwarf Spurge, Sharp-leaved Fluellen, Lizard Orchid +217 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 3 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
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Hardy WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

2 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
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fordingbridge Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Fordingbridge Off Road Cycle Trail (Shortcut)Mountain bike route
Named route
Cranborne Droves Way TrailMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

11 public paths nearby

Public paths
Ox Drovebyway open to all traffic · 635 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 635 mSurface groundPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Grim's Ditch

📷 Stuart Buchan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Two linear earthworks, two barrows and Iron Age and Romano-British settlements on Tidpit Common DownHistoric site4.2 km→✦Knighton Roman road (stretching from Reddish Gore to reservoir)Historic site1.2 km→✦Earthworks S of Knighton Hill BuildingsHistoric site2.2 km→✦Long barrow south-west of Vernditch ChaseHistoric site4.1 km→✦Bokerley Dyke, and a section of Grim's Ditch, a section of a medieval boundary bank, and two bowl barrows on and north west of Martin DownHistoric site4.4 km→✦Grim's DitchHistoric site4.4 km→