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Salisbury Plantation

19 ha

📷 Lorraine and Keith Bowdler · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome19 ha

Getting here

50.95246, -1.96674

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Skylark and Woodpigeon
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Skylark, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Skylark, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Volucella bombylans, Lesser Stag Beetle +2 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Volucella bombylans, Lesser Stag Beetle +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cranborne Droves WayWalking route

The route of the Cranborne Droves Way walkers route between Win Green where it links with Wessex Ridgeway and Salisbury where it links with the Sarsen Way

Named routeRegional walking route
Shire RackWalking route

Path following the Dorset-Wiltshire border

Named route
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Hardy WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ackling Dykepublic footpath · 1.5 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.5 kmPath type: footway
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
North Dorset Cycle WayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fordingbridge Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Cranborne Droves Way TrailMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Salisbury Plantation

📷 Lorraine and Keith Bowdler · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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✦ST GILES' HOUSEHistoric site4 km→✦CRANBORNE MANORHistoric site4.8 km→✦Earthworks on Gussage DownHistoric site4.3 km→✦EarthworkHistoric site4.4 km→✦Two linear earthworks, two barrows and Iron Age and Romano-British settlements on Tidpit Common DownHistoric site4.5 km→✦Part of Ackling Dyke (Roman road), including Roman road on Oakley DownHistoric site2.6 km→

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