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WW2 Pillbox (Intact)

📷 Nigel Mykura · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

50.85308, -2.93765

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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

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Herring Gull, Mallard, Blackbird +83 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Mallard, Blackbird +83 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +101 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +101 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Wessex RidgewayWalking route
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Liberty TrailWalking route
Named routeRef LIBRegional walking route
Monmouth Rebellion WalkWalking route
Named routeRef MRWRegional walking route
Blackland Drovepublic footpath · 329 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 329 mPath type: track
The Driftpublic footpath · 1.1 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.1 kmSurface unpavedPath type: service
Lower Coombsespublic footpath · 150 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 150 mPath type: track
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Cycling

20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 33Cycling route
Named routeRef 33National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route15 m
Named routeRef 33Length 15 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km
Named routeRef 33Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route19 m
Named routeRef 33Length 19 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route213 m
Named routeRef 33Length 213 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route502 m
Named routeRef 33Length 502 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Pillbox near The Drift

📷 Nigel Mykura · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pillbox near The Drift

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦CRICKET HOUSEHistoric site3.9 km→🌱Snowdon ParkUrban park3.1 km→✦WW2 PillBox (Intact)Historic site600 m→✦FORDE ABBEYHistoric site2.4 km→🌱Jocelyn ParkUrban park2.5 km→🌱Mitchell GardensUrban park3 km→

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