Holt Heath, Dorset
Holt Heath is a 4.88 square kilometres (1.88 sq mi) common situated four miles north-east of Wimborne Minster in east Dorset, southern England, close to the village of Holt.
Holt Heath is a 4.88 square kilometres (1.88 sq mi) common situated four miles north-east of Wimborne Minster in east Dorset, southern England, close to the village of Holt. The reserve includes dry and wet heathland, bog and ancient woodland. The common has several nature conservation designations: national nature reserve, Special Protection Area, Special Area of Conservation and Site of Special Scientific Interest. It is owned by the National Trust and managed in association with Natural England. The heath is one of the few places where all six native British reptile species occur, and it also supports many other heathland animals, plants and birds. Rare heathland birds such as Eurasian Hobby, nightjar, Dartford warbler and woodlark have been recorded as breeding on the reserve.
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Getting to Holt Heath, Dorset
- Airports
- Bristol (BRS), 82 km · Cardiff (CWL), 117 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 124 km
- Bristol → Holt Heath, Dorset84 km · quickest by road, 2h 54m · £9–13
- London → Holt Heath, Dorset146 km · quickest by road, 2h 47m · £15–20
- Cardiff → Holt Heath, Dorset113 km · quickest by road, 3h 28m · £16–21
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- Go nextOne option is to take the open top bus via the Sandbanks ferry in the summer for approx £5 from central Bournemouth and change at Swanage.
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