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Meriden Wood

✦ Ancient woodland65 ha

📷 Sarah Charlesworth · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome65 ha

Getting here

50.84710, -2.28382

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🐕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 — Tawny Owl, Marsh Tit, Yellowhammer +47 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Tawny Owl, Marsh Tit, Yellowhammer +47 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Ivy, Cow Parsley +7 more · last seen 2018

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Speckled Wood +38 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Nettle, Hogweed, Hawthorn +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wessex RidgewayWalking route
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 25Cycling route
Named routeRef 25National Cycle Network
North Dorset Cycle WayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route424 m
Named routeRef 25Length 424 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route346 m
Named routeRef 25Length 346 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Named routeRef 25Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km
Named routeRef 25Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route
Named routeListed length 207km
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Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Road through Delcombe Wood

📷 Sarah Charlesworth · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Road through Delcombe Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Milton AbbeyHistoric site1.9 km→✦Cultivation remains on Thomas's Hill and E of HiltonHistoric site2.6 km→🌱Jubilee OrchardUrban park3.1 km→🌱Millennium GreenUrban park3.2 km→✦Earthworks on Houghton South Down, including group of three round barrowsHistoric site1.8 km→✦Earthworks on RingmoorHistoric site3.3 km→

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