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Romano-British settlement site

18 ha

📷 Nigel Mykura · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome18 ha

Getting here

50.67174, -2.23321

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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

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

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Goldfinch +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Goldfinch +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Lesser Stag Beetle, Hadroplontus trimaculatus, Common Darter +4 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Lesser Stag Beetle, Hadroplontus trimaculatus, Common Darter +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Purbeck WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Hardy WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Lulworth Range WalksWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Frome Valley WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Lawrence RideCycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Purbeck RideCycling route
Named routeRef 6Regional cycle route
East Lulworth RideCycling route
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Main RouteCycling route44 m
Named routeRef 2Length 44 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route372 m
Named routeRef 2Length 372 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Muddy farm Track

📷 Nigel Mykura · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Muddy farm Track

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦LULWORTH CASTLEHistoric site3.8 km→🐄Monkey WorldVisitor farm2.8 km→🐄Slow LorisVisitor farm2.7 km→🐄GibbonsVisitor farm2.8 km→🐄Orang-UtansVisitor farm2.8 km→🐄ChimpanzeesVisitor farm2.8 km→

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