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West Wood - Mixed woodland

✦ Ancient woodland16 ha

📷 Brian Ironside · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome16 ha

Getting here

50.87137, -2.03920

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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
Walking trails

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walk at Badbury Rings and The Oaks, Kingston LacyWalking route6.1 km

Grass, undulating and rough in parts, gravel tracks, easy ascents and descents.

Named routeLength 6.1 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal 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
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
North Dorset Cycle WayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
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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

Seat at Six Cross Ways

📷 Brian Ironside · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Seat at Six Cross Ways

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦CRICHEL HOUSEHistoric site2.1 km→✦Romano-British settlement and two bowl barrows on Blandford Race Down 450m south east of Telegraph ClumpHistoric site4.8 km→✦Lengths of Roman road in Norwood Coppice and in The RookeryHistoric site1.3 km→✦Deer park pale in Stubb's Coppice, Hogstock Coppice and Sing Close CoppiceHistoric site2 km→✦Length of Roman road on Sovell DownHistoric site3.3 km→✦Round barrow cemetery in Hyde Hill PlantationHistoric site3.3 km→

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