Baker's Arms Holiday Cottages

South Perrott, Dorset

This is an owners own site, run by Richard and Mary Torrens.

Places to visit - Nature reserves etc

These are arranged in order of travel times from our cottages.

For abbreviations and colour codes, see the page
Notes on lists of Places to visit in Dorset, Somerset and Devon

Nature Reserves

Place	Feature	Map Ref	Postcode	Road miles	Time mins	Dog friendly
Crook Hill	Open access. Wood (NT)	ST 498 065		2	5	yes
Ryewater Farm	Nature reserve, SSSI	ST 512 064		3	6	yes
Crewkerne	Bincombe Beeches (nature reserve)	ST 443 101		5	9	yes
West Coker Fen	Nature reserve (SWT)	ST 503 138		6	12	yes
Kingcombe Meadows	Working Farm, Nature reserve and centre (DoWT)	SY 554 991		8	14	yes
Powerstock	Powerstock common (DoWT, SSSI)	SY 54688 97382		10	17
South Poorton	Nature reserve (DoWT)	ST 5102 9765		10	18	yes
Ilminster	Herne Hill (LNR)	ST 351 139		10	19	yes
Loscombe	Nature Reserve (SSSI, DoWT)	SY 50154 97903		9	19	yes
Chard	(Canal) Reservoir (nature reserve)	ST 338 094		11	20	yes
Chard	Surfaced woodland walk on east side, Not circular.
Hilfield	Hendover Coppice (DoWT)	ST 63433 03810		10	20	yes
Barrington Hill	Meadows (SSSI, NNR)	ST 300 170	BH21 4DZ	15	27	yes
Trinity Hill	Nature reserve, Wood, old Devon Hedges	SY 304 952		16	29	yes
Buckland St Mary	Dommet Wood (SWT)	ST 278 139	TA20 3JL	16	29	yes
Bickenhall	Boon's Copse (Neroche Forest) (SWT)	ST 281 199	TA3 5RS	17	29	yes
Yarty Moor	Yarty Moor (SWT)	ST 235 159		17	30	yes
Bishopswood	Bishopswood Meadows (SWT)	ST 252 131	TA20 3RZ	17	30	yes
Bishopswood	Jan Hobbs Nature reserve (SWT)	ST 262 133	TA20 3QG	16	30	yes
Swell Wood	RSPB Nature reserve	ST 363 236		17	35
Lyme Regis	Axmouth to Lyme Regis undercliff (SSSI, NNR)	SY 336 920		17	35	yes
Thorncombe Woods	Nature Reserve, Hardy's cottage, Woods	SY 726922		21	35
Bickham Wood	Nature reserve (SWT)	ST 268 084	TA20 3EB	18	36	yes
Holway woods	(DoWT)	ST 63418 20211		18	36	yes
Otterhead Lakes	Nature reserve, old disused garden	ST 224 141 TA3 7EE		19	36	yes
Biscombe	Brimley Hill Mire (SWT)	ST 175 131	TA3 7PZ	22	38	yes
Hilfield Hill	Nature reserve	ST 637 040	DT2 7BE	12	39	yes
Hilfield Hill	Woodland and wild flower meadows. Flat. Narrow entrance to car park.
Dumpton Hill	Nature reserve: The Rough (DoWT)	SY 178 040		23	40	yes
Weymouth	Radipole Lake RSPB reserve	SY 675 804		26	41	on lead. Pick up
Hawkswood	Wood (DvWT)	SY 200 978 [SY 203 975]		23	43	yes
Hemyock	Lickham Common (DvWT)	ST 128 122		27	49	yes
Wareham	Blue Pool		BH20 5AR	39	59
Wareham	Nature reserve and tearoom: !! acres of woodland, heathland
Hambledon Hill	Hill Fort (NNR)	ST 845 126		31	1 hrs 1	yes
Studland Bay	Beach and heathland		BH19 3AQ	45	1 hrs 10
Studland Bay	Shell Bay, probably the best beach in Dorset!.
Poole	Brownsea Island		BH13 1HP	45	1 hrs 12
Poole	Satnav is Poole Quay, for the ferry
Bournemouth	Hengistbury Head	SZ 173 908	BH6 4EN	54	1 hrs 29
Bournemouth	Ferries to Christchurch, Tuckton. Beach, cafe. Well worth a visit.

Wild life

Place	Feature	Map Ref	Postcode	Road miles	Time mins	Dog friendly
Kingston Maurward	Animal park and gardens	SY 714 910		21	33	gardens
Ferne	Animal Sanctuary	ST 275 075		14	34
Abbotsbury	Swannery	SY 577 845	DT3 4JG	21	34	no
Buckland Newton	Badger Watch Dorset	ST 695 043	DT2 7BL	19	35	no
Lyme Regis	Marine Aquarium			17	35
Weymouth	Sea Lfe Adventure Park		DT4 7SX	26	41
Wareham	Monkey World	BH20 6HH		30	50
Longleat	Safari Park	ST 81 43	BA12 7JS	45	1 hrs 6	No

Woods

Place	Feature	Map Ref	Postcode	Road miles	Time mins	Dog friendly
Mosterton	Nightingale Farm (Wood)	ST 451 050		2	4	yes
Bracketts Copice	DoWT. SSSI, ancient woodland	ST 51380 07380	BA22 9QU	3	7	yes
Roundham	Mancombe wood (WT)	ST 427 102		4	9	yes
Evershot	6½ mile walk, Melbury park	ST 573 045		8	12
Mancombe Wood	(WT)	ST 427 102		5	12	yes
Pucketts Wood	(WT)	ST 467 012		6	12	yes
Wayford	Woods, Lake	ST 398064		5	12	yes
Oathill	Higher Bere Chaple Farm Woods (WT)	ST 404 057, 398 059		7	13	yes
Lewesdon Hill	Open access, wooded hill fort. Dorset's highest point (NT)	ST 437 014		6	14	yes
Lewesdon Hill	Highest point in Dorset. An excellent wooded walk, but parking is difficult.
Maiden Newton	Water meadow, picnic site, railway walk, wood	SY 593 979		10	14
Adam's Green	Hibbitts Woods (DoWT)	ST 54744 07583	BA22 9SW	6	14	yes
Hooke	Hooke Park	SY 5245 0035	DT8 3PH	7	15
Hooke	A bluebell wood. Nice walks. Some parking at map ref listed.
Toller Porcorum	Walk: Toller Porcorum and Wynford Wwoo	ST 562 980		10	15
Hatherstone wood	(WT)	ST 526 127		8	17	yes
South Poorton	Beningfield Wood (WT)	ST 5180 9784		10	18	yes
Hardington Moor	Hatherstone Wood (WT)	ST 526 127		8	18	yes
Little Norton Wood	S. Somerset DC wood	ST 484 158		8	19	yes
Frampton	Tibbs Hollow	SY 619 945		13	21	yes
Frampton	Harry's Wood and Millennium Green	SY 619 945		13	21
Allington Hill	Wood (WT)	SY 459 933	DT6 5DD	11	22	yes
Yeovil	Nine Springs Country Park	ST 555 155		11	22	yes
Bridport	Allington Hill	SY 457 935		12	23
Wooton Hill	Wood, ancient Devon hedges	SY 3545 9695		12	26	yes
Wooton Fitzpaine	Conegar Hill (WT)	SY 379 955		14	29	yes
Buckland St Mary	Dommet Wood (SWT)	ST 278 139	TA20 3JL	16	29	yes
Bickenhall	Boon's Copse (Neroche Forest) (SWT)	ST 281 199	TA3 5RS	17	29	yes
Castle Neroche	Norman Motte and Bailey, Forest (FC)	ST 273 156		17	30	yes
Castle Neroche	Good woodland walks
Black Down	Hardy monument (NT)	SY 613 875	DT2 9HY	19	30	yes
Staple Hill	Ruttersleigh woodland (SSSI)	ST 250 165		19	32
Cadbury Castle	Hill fort	ST 628 253		23	34	yes
Cadbury Castle	Flat-topped open hill fort with few trees.
Swell Wood	RSPB Nature reserve	ST 363 236		17	35
Thorncombe Woods	Nature Reserve, Hardy's cottage, Woods	SY 726922		21	35
Adcombe Wood	Ancient woodland (WT SSSI)	ST 225 174	TA3 7DD	21	35	yes
Bickham Wood	Nature reserve (SWT)	ST 268 084	TA20 3EB	18	36	yes
Holway woods	(DoWT)	ST 63418 20211		18	36	yes
Langdon Hill	Wood (NT) and walk to Golden Cap	SY 413 931		13	36	yes
Langdon Hill	Pine and Larch woodland. Good car park and walk to Golden Cap
Folke	Folke Wood (old orchard) (WT)	ST 658 134		19	36	yes
Otterhead Lakes	Nature reserve, old disused garden	ST 224 141 TA3 7EE		19	36	yes
Puddletown Forest	Woodland (pine & mixed), heathland (FC)	SY 74439 92534		22	37	yes
Nightingale Farm	Wood	ST 451 050		23	38	yes
Offwell	Woods, lake, open access (FC)	SY180 994		24	39	yes
Aller and Beer	Woods, ancient (SWT, SSSI)	ST 404 305	TA10 0RD	20	42	yes
Hawkswood	Wood (DvWT)	SY 200 978 [SY 203 975]		23	43	yes
Briantspuddle	Culpeppers Dish	SY 814 926		28	44
Briantspuddle	Large conical sink hole. Car park nearby. Walks through pine forest and heathland.
Payhembury	Hembury Hill Fort	ST111031	EX14 3LA	28	50
Durdle Door	Natural limestone arch	SY 805 804 [SY 811 804 600m]		32	52
Duncliffe Hill	Ancient woodland	ST 825 224		29	55
Badbury Rings	Hill fort, large, wooded. (NT)	ST 964 030	BH21 4DZ	39	56	yes
Badbury Rings	Spectacular hill fort. Via Wimborne or Blandford. Part of Kingston Lacy estate.
Broadclyst	Ashclyst Forest		EX5 3DT	40	1 hrs 8
Dancing Ledge	Old coastal quarry. Rock pools and swimming.	SY 998 769 [SY 997 784 1400m]	BH19 3HG	47	1 hrs 14	yes

Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)

Place	Feature	Map Ref	Postcode	Road miles	Time mins	Dog friendly
Ryewater Farm	Nature reserve, SSSI	ST 512 064		3	6	yes
Bracketts Copice	DoWT. SSSI, ancient woodland	ST 51380 07380	BA22 9QU	3	7	yes
Powerstock	Powerstock common (DoWT, SSSI)	SY 54688 97382		10	17
Hardington Moor	Nature reserve (SSSI, NNR)	ST 515 130		8	18	yes
Loscombe	Nature Reserve (SSSI, DoWT)	SY 50154 97903		9	19	yes
Hog Cliff	Chalk downland (SSSI, NNR)	ST 621 976		14	21	yes
Lambert's Castle	Hill fort. (SSSI, NT)	SY 370 988		11	25	yes
Lambert's Castle	Large car park. One of the nicest hill-forts. Coney's Castle is within walking distance.
Barrington Hill	Meadows (SSSI, NNR)	ST 300 170	BH21 4DZ	15	27	yes
Staple Hill	Ruttersleigh woodland (SSSI)	ST 250 165		19	32
Lyme Regis	Axmouth to Lyme Regis undercliff (SSSI, NNR)	SY 336 920		17	35	yes
Adcombe Wood	Ancient woodland (WT SSSI)	ST 225 174	TA3 7DD	21	35	yes
Prior's Park & Adcombe Wood	Public access. (SSSI)	ST 225 170		23	40	yes
Smeatharpe	Southey and Gotley Moors open access (SSSI)	ST 192 110		24	41
Aller and Beer	Woods, ancient (SWT, SSSI)	ST 404 305	TA10 0RD	20	42	yes
Aller Hill	Grassland (SSSI)	ST 408 291	TA10 0DD	20	42	yes
Wookey Hole	Ebbor Gorge (SSSI, NNR)	ST 531 476		35	59
Wareham	Blue Pool		BH20 5AR	39	59
Wareham	Nature reserve and tearoom: !! acres of woodland, heathland

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