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Puddletown Forest

208 ha

📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome208 ha

Getting here

50.73442, -2.37213

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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
  • 🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds
  • 🐕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
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
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Best for

8 activities

Mountain biking

34 MTB/downhill trail(s)

Varies

Wildlife

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

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails

Free

Forest walks

1 marked walking trail(s)

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Hiking

Marked walking trails totalling 9.1 km

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Hardy WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Frome Valley WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Hardy’s cottage to Max GateWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
🚴

Cycling

42 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Frome Valley Cycle TrailCycling route

Dorset trail

Named routeRef FVTLocal cycle route
Route 26Cycling route
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 26Cycling route
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
Purbeck RideCycling route
Named routeRef 6Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route148 m
Named routeRef 26Length 148 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
🐴

Horse riding

34 public paths nearby

Public paths
Tolpuddle Hollowbridleway · 1 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1 kmPath type: bridleway
Two Drovesbridleway · 167 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 167 mPath type: bridleway
Black Bottombridleway · 950 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 950 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
Two Drovesbyway open to all traffic · 321 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 321 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Gaddy's Lanerestricted byway · 495 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 495 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Puddletown Forest, forestry road

📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Puddletown Forest, forestry road

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