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Part of Ackling Dyke (Roman road), including Roman road on Oakley Down

15 ha

📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

50.93375, -1.98781

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kestrel and Woodpigeon
  • ✦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

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Kestrel, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +61 more · last seen 2025; Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Kestrel, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +61 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Large White +12 more · last seen 2025

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Shire RackWalking route

Path following the Dorset-Wiltshire border

Named route
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Hardy WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ackling Dykepublic footpath · 1.5 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.5 kmPath type: footway
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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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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Fordingbridge Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

14 public paths nearby

Public paths
Ackling Dykebridleway · 595 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 595 mPath type: track
James Cross Lanebridleway · 2 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 2 kmPath type: track
Ackling Dykebridleway · 3.9 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 3.9 kmPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ackling Dyke Roman Road

📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ackling Dyke Roman Road

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