Garston Wood

#7139 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Garston Wood is a 34-hectare woodland nature reserve on the border between Dorset and Wiltshire in England, around 3 km north of the village of Sixpenny Handley, owned by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds to protect species living in the region. The reserve is a mixture of ancient woodland and managed coppices and scrubland. To help maintain the park, the RSPB sets annual population targets for certain breeding pairs of birds, and manages the forest by clearing out taller and non-native trees. ()

Established: 1985 (39 years ago)Elevation: 13 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 50°40'0"N, 1°59'45"W

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Garston Wood – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Statue of Robert Baden-Powell, Brownsea Castle, Fort Henry, Dorset, Port of Poole.

3.2 miN
Memorial
Statue of Robert Baden-Powell, Poole
81 min walk • A statue of Robert Baden-Powell, founder of Scouting, is installed on the Quay in Poole harbour, Dorset on the south coast of England. The statue, erected in 2008, is a life-size bronze of Robert Baden-Powell by sculptor David Annand.
2.2 miNE
Forts and castles
Brownsea Castle, Poole
57 min walk • Brownsea Castle, also known historically as Branksea Castle, was originally a Device Fort constructed by Henry VIII between 1545 and 1547 to protect Poole Harbour in Dorset, England, from the threat of French attack.
2.6 miSE
Museum
Fort Henry, Dorset
66 min walk • Fort Henry is a Grade II listed World War Two observation bunker overlooking Studland Bay, in Dorset. It was built in 1943 to defend the bay from possible German invasion along with other beach defences such as gun emplacements, Type 25 pill boxes and concrete Dragon’s Teeth anti-tank obstacles.
3.1 miN
Harbor
Port of Poole, Poole
81 min walk • The Port of Poole is a cross channel port on Poole Harbour in Poole, Dorset, South West England. Along with Weymouth Harbour, Poole has the other major Channel Port in Dorset.
3.2 miN
History museum, Museum
Poole Museum, Poole
81 min walk • Poole Museum is a local history museum situated on the Lower High Street in the Old Town area of Poole, Dorset, and is part of the Borough of Poole Museum Service.
3.2 miN
Bridge
Poole Bridge, Poole
81 min walk • Poole Bridge is a bascule bridge in Poole, Dorset, England. Constructed in 1927, the bridge provides a road link across a busy boating channel.
1.7 miNE
Memorial
Brownsea Island Scout camp, Poole
44 min walk • The Brownsea Island Scout camp was the site of a boys' camping event on Brownsea Island in Poole Harbour, southern England, organised by Lieutenant-General Baden-Powell to test his ideas for the book Scouting for Boys.
3.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Parson's Barn
91 min walk • Parson's Barn is a large sea-level cavern below the Ballard Point cliffs, between Studland and Swanage bays in the English Channel.
2.8 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Ballard Down
72 min walk • Ballard Down is an area of chalk downland on the Purbeck Hills in the English county of Dorset. The hills meet the English Channel here, and Ballard Down forms a headland, Ballard Point, between Studland Bay to the north and Swanage Bay to the south.
2.6 miNE
50°41'20"N • 1°56'48"W
The Royal Motor Yacht Club, Poole
68 min walk • Sailing, Marina, Sports club
2.2 miN
Harbor
Poole Harbour, Poole
56 min walk • Poole Harbour is a large natural harbour in Dorset, southern England, with the town of Poole on its shores. The harbour is a drowned valley formed at the end of the last ice age and is the estuary of several rivers, the largest being the Frome.