Hod Hill. Photo: Carole Drake
Location
Access
The approach is from the car park on the Child Okeford road that links the A350 and the A357. It is a steep climb from this entrance. There is another approach which goes up by a bridle path from the north end of Manor Rd, Stourpaine. This is a longer but more gentle walk.
Hod Hill entrance. Photo: Carole Drake About the site
Hod Hill is a large hill fort in the Blackmore Vale, 3 miles north-west of Blandford Forum. The fort sits on a 143 m chalk hill of the same name that lies between the adjacent Dorset Downs and Cranborne Chase. There are fine views from the top.
31 species of butterfly have been seen here. A good site for orchids.
Habitat and features
Flowery chalk banks and woodland edge.
What to see
Butterflies
Moths
Six-spot Burnet, Burnet Companion
Other species
Yellowhammer
Photo gallery
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Hod Hill. Photo: Carole Drake
Hod Hill. Photo: Carole Drake
Hod Hill. Photo: Carole Drake
Marbled White on Hod Hill. Photo: Carole Drake
Ownership
National Trust