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📷 Val Ghose · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

50.80501, -2.53784

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Moorhen
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Moorhen, Mute Swan +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Moorhen, Mute Swan +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Gatekeeper +23 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Lowland calcareous grassland priority habitat; Birds — Carrion Crow, Moorhen, Mute Swan +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

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

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 26Cycling route
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
Frome Valley Cycle TrailCycling route

Dorset trail

Named routeRef FVTLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route38 m
Named routeRef 26Length 38 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface rocky
Main RouteCycling route402 m
Named routeRef 26Length 402 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route456 m
Named routeRef 26Length 456 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route458 m
Named routeRef 26Length 458 mNational 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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The road down Peak End Hill

📷 Val Ghose · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The road down Peak End Hill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Cerne AbbeyHistoric site4.4 km→✦Churchyard crossHistoric site4.4 km→🦉HILFIELD HILLNature reserve3.8 km→✦Field system W of Fore HillHistoric site3.6 km→🌱Kettle Bridge Picnic SiteUrban park4.2 km→✦Field system and enclosures on Middle HillHistoric site2.3 km→

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