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Kingcombe
- Visitor Guide |
| Address: | Kingcombe
Meadows nature reserve, Toller Porcorum, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 0EQ. Old
Henley Farm, Buckland Newton Dorchester, Dorset. |
| Postcode
| DT2 OEQ |
| Telephone: | 01305
264620 Old Henley Farm - 01300 345293 |
| Fax:
| 01305 251120 |
| Location
map: | Multimap
of area |
| e-mail | Dorset
Wildlife Trust - mail@dorsetwildlife.co.uk Badger
watching at Old Henley Farm. |
| Ordnance
Survey: | OS grid reference: SY554991
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| Key attractions: |
Talks and walks. Wild flower spotting. Nature watching. |
| Essential
kit: | Walking shoes. Binoculars
for bird watching. |
| Nature
watching: | Kingcombe Meadows visitor
centre. Guided walks. Dormouse talks and walks. Old Henley Farm near
Buckland Newton, north of Dorchester, offers Badger watching from a hide. Visit
the website
for more information. |
| Access: | Wheelchair
friendly paths to the river, the bird-hide, the pond and dipping platform, the
livestock barn, and the vegetable garden. Induction loop system
for hard of hearing visitors. |
| Getting
there: | Take the Dorchester-Crewkerne
road (A356) to Toller Porcorum and turn right in the village. Follow the signs
to The Kingcombe Centre along Kingcombe Road, 1 mile to Lower Kingcombe. The Centre
is located on your right after the Dorset Wildlife Trust. Numerous
parking space for cars and minibuses. Nearest station - Maiden Newton
(Bristol to Weymouth line) and then take a bus to the Centre. The Centre can usually
arrange to meet you at one of the stations - ask well in advance. |
| Opening
times: | Year round. |
| Charges: | Depends
on activities - some charges for residential courses. Charge for
Badger watching. |
