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Northport Heath - Woodland plantation

22 ha

📷 Peter Elsdon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome22 ha

Getting here

50.71201, -2.13421

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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
  • 🐴Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer
  • 🐕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
Parking· Free

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Horse riding

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Purbeck WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Hardy WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Cordite WayWalking route
Named route
Wareham Forest WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Frome Valley WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wareham/PooleCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cycleway Poole to WarehamCycling route
Named routeRef C3Local cycle route
Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Poole Harbour Trails - CCycling route
Named routeRef pht-cLocal cycle route
Lawrence RideCycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Castle RideCycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Sika TrailMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Poole Harbour Trails - ArneMountain bike route
Named routeRef pht-rLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wareham Forest Walk - Decoy Heath

📷 Peter Elsdon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wareham Forest Walk - Decoy Heath

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Wareham Town Walls and Castle RemainsHistoric site3.2 km→✦Part of the defences of the Anglo-Saxon fortified centre of Wareham and part of the motte and bailey castle with shell keepHistoric site3.2 km→🐄Farmer Palmer’s Farm ParkVisitor farm3.9 km→🌱Northmoor ParkUrban park2.1 km→🌱Northmoor ParkUrban park2.1 km→✦St Martin's ChurchHistoric site3 km→

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