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Wytch Heath

24 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome24 ha

Getting here

50.66331, -2.03939

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦101+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
  • 🐕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

10 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Robin +98 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Robin +98 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Lustrous Bog-moss, Two-horned Pincerwort, Neat Feather-moss +52 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Lustrous Bog-moss, Two-horned Pincerwort, Neat Feather-moss +52 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Two-horned Pincerwort, Forcipated Pincerwort, Hampe's Threadwort

Varies

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Route 2

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

18 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Purbeck WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Hardy WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Shipstal trailWalking route

Shipstal trail, part of Arne RSPB reserve. Permissive route for people who have paid to access the reserve

Named route
Frome Valley WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Poole Harbour Trails 3Walking route
Named routeRef 3Local walking route
Wytch Passagepublic footpath · 200 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 200 mPath type: service
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Cycling

39 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wareham/PooleCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Castle RideCycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Priory RideCycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Poole Harbour Trails - BCycling route
Named routeRef pht-bLocal cycle route
Purbeck RideCycling route
Named routeRef 6Regional cycle route
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Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Rempstone RideMountain bike route
Named routeRef 2
Studland Bike RideMountain bike route
Named route
Poole Harbour Trails - ArneMountain bike route
Named routeRef pht-rLocal cycle route
Poole Harbour Trails - OwerMountain bike route
Named routeRef pht-oLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

10 public paths nearby

Public paths
Sharford Bridgebridleway · 8 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 8 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wytch Heath

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Useful places within 5 km

✦Corfe Castle: a large enclosure castle, and 18th century Vineyard BridgeHistoric site2.9 km→🌱Corfe Castle Model VillageUrban park3.1 km→✦Corfe CastleHistoric site2.9 km→⛪St Edward the Martyr's ChurchReligious grounds3.1 km→✦The Rings: a ringwork and bailey and a Civil War battery 400m south west of Corfe CastleHistoric site3.3 km→🌱The HayricksUrban park4.9 km→

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