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Ruins Plantation

70 ha

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome70 ha

Getting here

50.81763, -2.29910

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chiffchaff, Wigeon, Robin +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chiffchaff, Wigeon, Robin +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — White Fibrecap, Torth Felen, Turkeytail +207 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — White Fibrecap, Torth Felen, Turkeytail +207 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Foraging

Fungi — False Chanterelle, Yellow Stainer, Jelly Ear +23 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Black Oil-beetle, Oil Beetle, Golden-ringed Dragonfly · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wessex RidgewayWalking route
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
North Dorset Cycle WayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

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

20 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lane below Thomas’s Hill Plantation

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lane below Thomas’s Hill Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Milton AbbeyHistoric site1.5 km→✦Cultivation remains on Thomas's Hill and E of HiltonHistoric site900 m→🌱Jubilee OrchardUrban park1.8 km→🌱Millennium GreenUrban park1.8 km→✦Deserted town of Milton AbbasHistoric site1.1 km→✦BINGHAM'S MELCOMBEHistoric site1.8 km→

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