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📷 Toby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsFungi
Dogs welcome

Getting here

50.80295, -2.20764

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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, Wren +55 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Wren +55 more · last seen 2024

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 — Brimstone, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock +28 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Brimstone, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock +28 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

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

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network 250Cycling route
Named routeRef 250National Cycle Network
Route 25Cycling route
Named routeRef 25National 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
Main RouteCycling route3.5 km
Named routeRef 25Length 3.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route180 m
Named routeRef 250Length 180 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Field by Whitechurch Hill Barn

📷 Toby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Field by Whitechurch Hill Barn

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Millennium GreenUrban park5 km→✦tumulusHistoric site2.9 km→✦Bowl barrow 460m north east of Bere Down FarmHistoric site3.3 km→✦tumuliHistoric site3.3 km→✦Round barrow cemetery on Deverel Down 380m west of LongthornsHistoric site3.4 km→✦Bowl barrow 320m east of Bere Down FarmHistoric site3.7 km→

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