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Verne Redoubt

📷 Chris Gunns · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

50.55820, -2.43438

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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
  • ✦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
Parking· Free

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Goldfinch, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Goldfinch, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Eristalis tenax, Meliscaeva auricollis, Batman Hoverfly +4 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South West Coast Path (Section 48: Abbotsbury to Ferrybridge)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 49: Isle of Portland Circuit)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 50: Ferrybridge to Lulworth Cove)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Portland to LulworthWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
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Cycling

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 26Cycling route
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
Rodwell TrailCycling route
Named route
N/ACycling route105 m
Named routeLength 105 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route304 m
Named routeRef 26Length 304 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km
Named routeRef 26Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route598 m
Named routeRef 26Length 598 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Roses in the redoubt

📷 Chris Gunns · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Roses in the redoubt

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Easton GardensUrban park1.4 km→🌱Easton GardensUrban park1.4 km→🌱Victoria GardensUrban park1.1 km→🌱Victoria GardensUrban park1.1 km→🌱The Chiswell Walled GardenUrban park1.1 km→🌱Osprey Leisure CentreUrban park1.4 km→

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