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Wareham Wood

✦ Ancient woodland61 ha

📷 Rod Allday · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome61 ha

Getting here

50.57935, -4.27835

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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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Chaffinch +50 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Chaffinch +50 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Isothecium myosuroides, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss +58 more · last seen 2017

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Satin Beauty, Spruce Carpet, Large Yellow Underwing +137 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Satin Beauty, Spruce Carpet, Large Yellow Underwing +137 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Wood-rust, Great Scented Liverwort, Two-horned Pincerwort +1 more foraging species

Varies

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Tamar Valley Discovery TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TDTRegional walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 327Cycling route
Named routeRef 327National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km
Named routeRef 327Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2 km
Named routeRef 327Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Beech woodland in Wareham Wood

📷 Rod Allday · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Beech woodland in Wareham Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦New Consols Mine: surface, buried and underground remains, LuckettHistoric site4.5 km→⛪Stoke Climsland ChurchReligious grounds4.5 km→✦ENDSLEIGHHistoric site0 m→✦MineHistoric site4.3 km→⛪St Constantine's ChurchReligious grounds2.3 km→✦Lucket Miners' CottagesHistoric site4.4 km→

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