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Rempstone Stone Circle

📷 Jim Champion · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Dogs welcome

Getting here

50.63832, -2.00898

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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
  • ✦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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Elegant Bristle-moss, Crimson-tuber Thread-moss +54 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Elegant Bristle-moss, Crimson-tuber Thread-moss +54 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Large White +44 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Large White +44 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Purbeck WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 51: Lulworth Cove to Worth Matravers)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 52: Worth Matravers to South Haven Point)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
The Hardy WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
South West Coast Path (alternative route)Walking route
Named routeRef (SWCP)National walking route
🚴

Cycling

44 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Poole Harbour Trails - ACycling route
Named routeRef pht-aLocal cycle route
Castle RideCycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Poole Harbour Trails - BCycling route
Named routeRef pht-bLocal cycle route
Swanage LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Purbeck RideCycling route
Named routeRef 6Regional cycle route
🚵

Mountain biking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Rempstone RideMountain bike route
Named routeRef 2
Studland Bike RideMountain bike route
Named route
Priest's WayMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Poole Harbour Trails - ArneMountain bike route
Named routeRef pht-rLocal cycle route
Poole Harbour Trails - OwerMountain bike route
Named routeRef pht-oLocal cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Purbeck Waybridleway · 248 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 248 mSurface grassIncline 10%Path type: track
Purbeck Waybridleway · 820 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 820 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Part of the Rempstone stone circle in birch woodland, Purbeck

📷 Jim Champion · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Part of the Rempstone stone circle in birch woodland, Purbeck

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