Studland Wood
Studland Wood is a forest in Dorset, West Country, England. Studland Wood is situated nearby to the locality Old Nick’s Ground, as well as near Ballard Point.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Old Harry Rocks and Fort Henry.
Old Harry Rocks
Photo: John Tomlinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Old Harry Rocks are three chalk formations, including a stack and a stump, located at Handfast Point, on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, southern England. They mark the most eastern point of the Jurassic Coast, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Fort Henry
Photo: Stevekraken, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Ballard Down
Peak
Photo: Phil Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Swanage and Peveril Point.
Swanage
Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Swanage is a coastal town of 9,600 people in Dorset. It is at the eastern end of the Isle of Purbeck and one of its two towns. Town is a popular tourist resort, with many thousands of visitors coming to the town during the peak summer season, drawn by the bay's sandy beaches and other attractions.
Peveril Point
Locality
Peveril Point is a headland on the east-facing coast of the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, England, and is part of the town of Swanage. It forms the southern end of Swanage Bay.
Herston
Neighborhood
Photo: Mike Faherty, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Herston is a western suburb of the town of Swanage, in Dorset, England. It has its own railway station – Herston Halt railway station Near Corfe Castle – on the Swanage Railway.
Studland Wood
- Type: Forest
- Location: Dorset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.6402° or 50° 38′ 25″ northLongitude
-1.9281° or 1° 55′ 41″ westOpen location code
9C2WJ3RC+3QOpenStreetMap ID
way 254331526OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Old Nick’s Ground and Ballard Point.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Viewpoint to Old Harry Rocks and The King Barrow 200m south east of The Warren Wood.
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