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Staple Croft

✦ Ancient woodland35 ha

📷 Brian Ironside · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome35 ha

Getting here

50.88007, -2.02980

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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
  • 🐕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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +27 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +27 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Hardy WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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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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Horse riding

11 public paths nearby

Public paths
Rowbarrow Lanebridleway · 919 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 919 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Edge of Courtman's Croft

📷 Brian Ironside · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Edge of Courtman's Croft

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦CRICHEL HOUSEHistoric site1.9 km→✦SettlementHistoric site5 km→✦EarthworkHistoric site5 km→✦Lengths of Roman road in Norwood Coppice and in The RookeryHistoric site700 m→✦Length of Roman road on Sovell DownHistoric site2.1 km→✦Deer park pale in Stubb's Coppice, Hogstock Coppice and Sing Close CoppiceHistoric site3.1 km→

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