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War Memorial Recreation Ground

📷 Nigel Mykura · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifePitchesFamily
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

50.92497, -2.30887

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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
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· PaidPlaygroundToilets

Best for

13 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Family friendly

playground, toilets; Playing field

Free

Playgrounds

playground, toilets, parking

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Goldfinch, Carrion Crow +42 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Goldfinch, Carrion Crow +42 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Turnip, Meadow Buttercup, Cuckooflower +22 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Turnip, Meadow Buttercup, Cuckooflower +22 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wessex RidgewayWalking route
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
Stour Valley WayWalking route100 km
Named routeRef SVWLength 100 kmRegional walking route
Ham Lanepublic footpath · 140 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 140 mPath type: track
Colber Bridgepublic footpath · 28 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 28 mPath type: footway
Coach Roadpublic footpath · 348 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 348 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 25Cycling route
Named routeRef 25National Cycle Network
North Dorset TrailwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network 250Cycling route
Named routeRef 250National Cycle Network
North Dorset Cycle WayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route47 m
Named routeRef 25Length 47 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route566 m
Named routeRef 25Length 566 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
🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
North Dorset Trailwaybridleway · 5 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 5 mSurface gravelPath type: track
North Dorset Trailwaybridleway · 1.3 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.3 kmSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Sturminster Cheese Festival

📷 Nigel Mykura · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sturminster Cheese Festival

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