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Uddens Plantation

48 ha

📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome48 ha

Getting here

50.81647, -1.91870

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 286m away — 8 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails

Free

Forest walks

1 marked walking trail(s)

Free

Bird watching

Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats; Birds — Lapwing, Stonechat, Blackbird +45 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle +173 more · last seen 2026

Free

Hiking

Marked walking trail; Named hiking route nearby: Castleman Trailway

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Ferndown, Stour and Forest TrailWalking route
Named route
Kingston Lacy walk at Holt Heath, Kingston LacyWalking route9.6 km

The bridleways and footpaths can become rutted, with the eastern sector in part on elevated ground crossing the important heathland mire. Grazing of animals is part of the management of this rare habitat, so dogs should be kept under effective control. St

Named routeLength 9.6 kmDuration 03:00Round tripLocal walking route
Castleman TrailwayWalking route26.5 km
Named routeRef CTLength 26.5 kmLocal walking route
Stour Valley WayWalking route100 km
Named routeRef SVWLength 100 kmRegional walking route
Play TrailWalking route
Named routeRef Play TrailLocal walking route
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Cycling

92 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 25Cycling route
Named routeRef 25National Cycle Network
Wheelers LaneCycling route
Named routeRef BR24Local cycle route
Millhams RoadCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Longfleet Drive - C5Cycling route
Named routeRef C5Local cycle route
Poole to Ferndown Proposed CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef S5-pLocal cycle route
Bournemouth to Tricketts CrossCycling route
Named routeRef C2Local cycle route
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Through the ForestMountain bike route
Named routeRef Through the ForestLocal cycle route
The Crane LoopMountain bike route
Named routeRef The Crane LoopLocal cycle route
The Corsican CircuitMountain bike route
Named routeRef The Corsican CircuitLocal cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

17 public paths nearby

Public paths
Ameysford Roadbridleway · 41 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 41 mPath type: bridleway
Ameysford Roadbridleway · 230 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 230 mPath type: residential
Ameysford Roadbridleway · 114 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 114 mPath type: bridleway
Ameysford Roadbridleway · 128 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 128 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Uddens Plantation, footbridge

📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Uddens Plantation, footbridge

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