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Skull Head Plantation

22 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome22 ha

Getting here

50.77814, -2.92840

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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
  • 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
  • 🐕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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Forest walks

3 marked walking trail(s)

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Hiking

3 marked walking trails; Named hiking route nearby: Monarch's Way

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Ringlet +108 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Ringlet +108 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Smuggler's Trail, Golden CapWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
East Devon WayWalking route
Named routeRef EDWListed length 61kmRegional walking route
Wessex RidgewayWalking route
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 33Cycling route
Named routeRef 33National Cycle Network
Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route13 m
Named routeRef 33Length 13 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route414 m
Named routeRef 33Length 414 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3 km
Named routeRef 2Length 3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route310 m
Named routeRef 2Length 310 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

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

Horse riding

9 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bridleway, Wyld Warren

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bridleway, Wyld Warren

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🦉TRINITY HILLNature reserve4.5 km→✦Lambert's Castle: an Iron Age hillfort 425m west of Nash Farm, with a bowl barrow, and the sites of a post-medieval fair and a telegraph stationHistoric site2.7 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds4.8 km→✦Roman fort and later Romano-British settlement at Woodbury FarmHistoric site4.9 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.5 km→✦MoridunumHistoric site4.9 km→

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