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The Drive Plantation

46 ha

📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome46 ha

Getting here

50.93411, -1.97154

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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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Kestrel, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Kestrel, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +63 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

Seasonal nature

Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Shire RackWalking route

Path following the Dorset-Wiltshire border

Named route
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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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Fordingbridge Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Ackling Dykebridleway · 3.9 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 3.9 kmPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Monkton Up Wimborne, The Drive Plantation

📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Monkton Up Wimborne, The Drive Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦ST GILES' HOUSEHistoric site1.9 km→✦CRANBORNE MANORHistoric site3.7 km→✦Earthworks on Gussage DownHistoric site2.9 km→✦EarthworkHistoric site3.2 km→✦BOVERIDGE HOUSE SCHOOLHistoric site4.8 km→✦Part of Ackling Dyke (Roman road), including Roman road on Oakley DownHistoric site1.1 km→

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