The Top 10 Natural Monuments in North Dorset
North Dorset’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 10
beautiful natural monuments in North Dorset. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!
beautiful natural monuments in North Dorset. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!
Last updated: October 8, 2025
Hambledon Hill is hailed as one of the best-preserved Iron Age hill forts in Britain and is one of the most iconic Neolithic landscapes in Europe. Towering 623 feet (190 …
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Rising above the village of Stourpaine and the River Stour, Hod Hill is one of the chain of Iron Age hillforts that stretch from Hambledon Hill to Hengistbury Head. Hod …
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From this vantage point you get a good idea of the scale of the three ramparts which formed the fortifications of the hill. The steep banks and ditches would have made it a formidable defensive fort.
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Fontmell Down was bought by the National Trust in memory of English novelist and poet Thomas Hardy, to protect the landscape in which his novels of the Blackmore Vale are …
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Walk here in the spring to find carpets of bluebells under the trees. The woods are great for other wildflowers as well, such as celandines, primroses and the tall spears of great mullein and foxgloves.
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Bulbarrow Hill is situated within the Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, which is known for its scenic landscapes and diverse ecosystems. The hill is part of the Dorset Downs, …
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Be inspired by the landscape around you and leave a few lines of prose for the Chase & Chalke Landscape Partnership in a special post box!
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A little hidden away in the meadow behind Silton's St Nicholas' church, Wyndham's Oak will have your jaw on the floor. Thought to be perhaps 1,000 years old, this is …
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Hod Hill is one of the Iron Age hill forts in this area. It was also a Roman camp.
The running around the earthworks or over the top is fun, …
The running around the earthworks or over the top is fun, …
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This extraordinary lime tree sits in the middle of Winterborne Strickland. While young lime trees have smooth bark, they can become extremely gnarled over the years. In the summer, the …
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