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Piddles Wood

✦ Ancient woodland58 ha

📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome58 ha

Getting here

50.91569, -2.29196

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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
  • 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Red Admiral +36 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Red Admiral +36 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wessex RidgewayWalking route
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
Stour Valley WayWalking route100 km
Named routeRef SVWLength 100 kmRegional walking route
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 25Cycling route
Named routeRef 25National Cycle Network
North Dorset TrailwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network 250Cycling route
Named routeRef 250National Cycle Network
North Dorset Cycle WayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route47 m
Named routeRef 25Length 47 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 25Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

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

Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Gypsy's Drovebridleway · 413 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 413 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Piddles Wood, track junction

📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Piddles Wood, track junction

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🌱The Railway GardensUrban park1.6 km→🐄Holebrooks Fine FoodVisitor farm1.5 km→✦Sturminster CastleHistoric site1.2 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds1.2 km→✦Sturminster CastleHistoric site1.3 km→⚽War Memorial Recreation GroundPlaying field1.6 km→

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