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Woolland Church

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

50.86179, -2.31935

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Blackthorn, Cleavers +17 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Bluebell, Blackthorn, Cleavers +17 more · last seen 2018

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +38 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +38 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Plants — Blackthorn, Hogweed, Common Nettle +2 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wessex RidgewayWalking route
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 25Cycling route
Named routeRef 25National Cycle Network
North Dorset TrailwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
North Dorset Cycle WayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route79 m
Named routeRef 25Length 79 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route373 m
Named routeRef 25Length 373 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Named routeRef 25Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route
Named routeListed length 207km

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Woolland church

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Woolland church

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Useful places within 5 km

✦Milton AbbeyHistoric site3.9 km→✦Cultivation remains on Thomas's Hill and E of HiltonHistoric site4.2 km→✦Small multivallate hillfort called Rawlsbury CampHistoric site1.5 km→✦Earthworks on RingmoorHistoric site3.6 km→✦Cross dyke on Okeford Hill 880m south east of Hartcliff FarmHistoric site4.5 km→✦Earthworks on Houghton South Down, including group of three round barrowsHistoric site4.7 km→

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