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Tyneham Great Wood

✦ Ancient woodland22 ha

📷 Jim Champion · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome22 ha

Getting here

50.62071, -2.15641

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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
  • 🌿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

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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 — Blackbird, Pied Wagtail, Wren +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Pied Wagtail, Wren +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Gatekeeper, Marbled White, Wall +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Purbeck WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 51: Lulworth Cove to Worth Matravers)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
The Hardy WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Lulworth Range WalksWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Castle RideCycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Purbeck RideCycling route
Named routeRef 6Regional cycle route
East Lulworth RideCycling route
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Tyneham Cap from the west

📷 Jim Champion · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Tyneham Cap from the west

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦LULWORTH CASTLEHistoric site4.5 km→✦Medieval settlement and park pale at East LulworthHistoric site4.9 km→✦Alum works, other multi-period industrial remains and an associated group of jetties and breakwaters, Kimmeridge BayHistoric site2.3 km→✦Old Site of Clavel TowerHistoric site2.4 km→✦Clavell TowerHistoric site2.4 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds4.1 km→

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