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Scrubbity Barrows: a round barrow cemetery in Scrubbity Coppice

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📷 Toby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsHeritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

50.96041, -2.04112

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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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Nuthatch, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Nuthatch, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Phygadeuon trichops, Ichneumon albiger, Black Oil-beetle +19 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Phygadeuon trichops, Ichneumon albiger, Black Oil-beetle +19 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 2 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
Wessex RidgewayWalking route
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Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route
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The Hardy WayWalking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
National BywayCycling route
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North Dorset Cycle WayCycling route
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

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

1 public path nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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📷 Toby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦LARMER TREE GROUNDSHistoric site3.1 km→🌱Larmer Tree GardensUrban park3.1 km→✦RUSHMORE PARKHistoric site1.8 km→✦EarthworkHistoric site3.9 km→✦Earthworks on Gussage DownHistoric site4.5 km→✦Iron Age and Romano-British settlement remains on Woodcutts Common, 850m south east and 845m SSE of Arundell CottagesHistoric site900 m→

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