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Race Down Plantation

17 ha

📷 Brian Ironside · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome17 ha

Getting here

50.86676, -2.11840

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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
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • 🛝Playground 211m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Shuttle-shaped Dart, Setaceous Hebrew Character +198 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds; Birds — Tawny Owl, Swallow, Rook +7 more · last seen 2024

Free

Family friendly

playground

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 9 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
Stour Valley WayWalking route100 km
Named routeRef SVWLength 100 kmRegional walking route
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Hardy WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Luton Drovepublic footpath · 1.6 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.6 kmPath type: track
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Cycling

28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 25Cycling route
Named routeRef 25National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network 250Cycling route
Named routeRef 250National Cycle Network
North Dorset Cycle WayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route81 m
Named routeRef 25Length 81 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route536 m
Named routeRef 25Length 536 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km
Named routeRef 250Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Race Down Plantation

📷 Brian Ironside · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Romano-British settlement and two bowl barrows on Blandford Race Down 450m south east of Telegraph ClumpHistoric site2 km→✦Disused Drinking FountainHistoric site3.4 km→✦Long barrow and a round barrow cemetery at Telegraph Clump on Blandford Race DownHistoric site1.9 km→✦Medieval standing cross 50m east of St Peter's ChurchHistoric site2.4 km→✦St Leonard's ChapelHistoric site2.9 km→🌱Stour ParkUrban park3.2 km→

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