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WildlifeBirdsFungi
Dogs welcome

Getting here

50.79541, -2.21108

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +54 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Torth Felen, False Chanterelle, Dyer's Mazegill +30 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Torth Felen, False Chanterelle, Dyer's Mazegill +30 more · last seen 2014

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Black Medick, Hogweed, White Clover +103 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Black Medick, Hogweed, White Clover +103 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Bramble, Common Nettle +14 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Brimstone +22 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Brimstone +22 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Stour Valley WayWalking route100 km
Named routeRef SVWLength 100 kmRegional walking route
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Hardy WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network 250Cycling route
Named routeRef 250National Cycle Network
North Dorset Cycle WayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km
Named routeRef 250Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
N/ACycling route61 m
Named routeLength 61 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Wikipedia · Tumulus · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Souls Moor and Bere Stream Nature ReserveUrban park4.8 km→✦Hillfort, ridge and furrow, holy well and medieval chapel on Woodbury HillHistoric site4.8 km→✦WoodburyHistoric site4.8 km→✦Manorial settlement at Court FarmHistoric site4.9 km→✦tumuliHistoric site2.5 km→✦Bowl barrow 320m east of Bere Down FarmHistoric site2.9 km→

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