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Tibbs Hollow Picnic Site

📷 Jim Champion · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

50.74818, -2.54094

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Blackbird
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Tibbs Hollow 8m away

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Blue Tit +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Mammals — Roe Deer, Grey Squirrel, Hazel Dormouse +11 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Rhingia campestris, Face Fly, Green Shieldbug +355 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Route 26

Varies

Family friendly

Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Wessex RidgewayWalking route
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Frome Valley WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

34 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Frome Valley Cycle TrailCycling route

Dorset trail

Named routeRef FVTLocal cycle route
Route 26Cycling route
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route388 m
Named routeRef 26Length 388 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route463 m
Named routeRef 26Length 463 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route38 m
Named routeRef 26Length 38 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface rocky
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route
Named routeListed length 207km
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Southover from Tibbs Hollow, Frampton

📷 Jim Champion · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Southover from Tibbs Hollow, Frampton

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Multi-period landscape including an Iron Age or Romano British settlement, part of an associated field system, six bowl barrows and an enclosure 600m south east of Langford FarmHistoric site2.8 km→✦Field system W of Fore HillHistoric site3.6 km→✦Part of a Later Iron Age or Romano-British settlement 590m north west of Compton BarnHistoric site4 km→✦Enclosed Iron Age farmstead and part of an associated field system 215m west of New BarnHistoric site4.4 km→✦Winterbourne Poor Lot BarrowsHistoric site4.8 km→✦Round barrow in Grimstone ClumpsHistoric site2.7 km→