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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

50.95873, -2.08133

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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
  • 🌿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
Parking

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Toothwort, Green Alkanet, Hogweed +28 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Toothwort, Green Alkanet, Hogweed +28 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Large White, Meadow Brown +45 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small White, Large White, Meadow Brown +45 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hogweed, Wild Onion, Beech +2 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 10 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
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Hardy WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
North Dorset Cycle WayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
National Byway Dorset LoopCycling route
Named routeRef NB LoopLocal cycle 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
🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Benches Lanerestricted byway · 1.8 km
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 1.8 kmPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Church of St. Peter ad Vincula, Tollard Royal - geograph.org.uk - 6401363

📷 Tim Heaton · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

Church of St. Peter ad Vincula, Tollard Royal - geograph.org.uk - 6401363

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