Hooke Woods Circular

Sun 10th Aug 2025

Walk Details:

Event Type
Group Walk
Region
Southern England
Local Group
Dorset
Distance
18ml.
Start Time
9am
Route
Start Hooke Park, near Beaminster DT8 3PH. The route will be clockwise via Hooke, Rampisham Down, Kingcombe, Toller Porcorum, Wynford Woods, Powerstock Common and North Poorton. There will be an opportunity for a pit stop at the café at the Kingcombe Nature Reserve. https://www.dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk/nature-reserves/kingcombe-meadows, if we walk fast enough

Parking:
Turn off the Hooke road into Hooke Park (signposted ) and the start is a small parking area on the right hand side just after the first speed bump. Park tightly as the car park is small and used by local dog walkers.
W3W are ///craft.obliging.blankets which is the entrance to Hooke Park.

Dogs are welcome on short leads where there is stock in fields

General Notes
LDWA membership card has a space on it for adding emergency contact details, all members are encouraged to carry this during the walk
Start and Finish

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