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📷 Chris Downer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

50.81225, -2.73287

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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
  • 🅿️Yarn Barton Car Park 262m away — 8 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Goldfinch, Blackbird +20 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Goldfinch, Blackbird +20 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Cockchafer, Meadow Brown, Eristalis tenax +63 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Cockchafer, Meadow Brown, Eristalis tenax +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Urban park — family destination

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Wessex Ridgeway

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 29 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
River Parrett TrailWalking route80 km
Named routeRef RPTLength 80 kmRegional walking route
Wessex RidgewayWalking route
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
W21/69public footpath · 20 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 20 mSurface pavedPath type: footway
Windy Ridgepublic footpath · 88 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 88 mPath type: residential
W21/69public footpath · 3 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 3 mSurface gravelPath type: footway
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km
Named routeRef 2Length 1.7 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

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Crooked Lane & Br. 74bridleway · 628 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 628 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Beaminster: postbox № DT8 72, North Street

📷 Chris Downer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Beaminster: postbox № DT8 72, North Street

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✦MAPPERTON HOUSEHistoric site2.9 km→⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds4.8 km→✦Beaminster ManorHistoric site200 m→⚽Beaminster Memorial Playing FieldPlaying field500 m→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds700 m→✦Parnham HouseHistoric site1.6 km→

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