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Studcombe Bottom

22 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome22 ha

Getting here

50.84702, -2.61330

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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
  • 🅿️Visitors 443m away — 10 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Carrion Crow +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Carrion Crow +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red Admiral, Peacock, Small White +81 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red Admiral, Peacock, Small White +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Frome Valley WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Wessex RidgewayWalking route
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
Park Lanepublic footpath · 897 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 897 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Park Lanepublic footpath · 299 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 299 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Park Lanepublic footpath · 197 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 197 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
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Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 26Cycling route
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
Frome Valley Cycle TrailCycling route

Dorset trail

Named routeRef FVTLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Named routeRef 26Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route456 m
Named routeRef 26Length 456 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route493 m
Named routeRef 26Length 493 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.2 km
Named routeRef 26Length 3.2 kmNational 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

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
Rocks Lanebridleway · 287 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 287 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Park Lanebridleway · 251 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 251 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Rocks Lanebridleway · 859 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 859 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Dirty Lanebridleway · 469 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 469 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Closed track to Lodge Farm

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Closed track to Lodge Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Melbury ParkHistoric site1 km→✦CHANTMARLEHistoric site3.8 km→⛪St Osmund's ChurchReligious grounds1 km→✦Park pale in Rampisham parkHistoric site3.9 km→✦The Old MillHistoric site1.1 km→

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