Archaeological sites · South East England
Folke Wood
Folke Wood — woodland in Dorset, England.
Basher Eyre — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Sherborne · 3.2 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Folke Wood is an archaeological site in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "woodland in Dorset, England". Coordinates: 50.9195°, -2.4888°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Dorset
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Folke Wood is a wood near Folke in Dorset, England. It was planted by the Woodland Trust in 1985. It consists of native broadleaved trees as well as apple and ash trees. The apple trees are the remains of an orchard which existed in the 19th century.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 50.9195, -2.4888
- District
- Dorset
- Parish
- Folke
- Postcode
- DT9 5HP
- Parliamentary constituency
- West Dorset
- Nearest railway station
- Sherborne — 3.2 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q5464501 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Folke Wood (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Folke Wood?
- Folke Wood is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DT9 5HP), in the parish of Folke.
- Who owns Folke Wood?
- Folke Wood is owned by | website =.
- Is Folke Wood a protected site?
- Yes — Folke Wood is part of the Dorset National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Folke Wood?
- The nearest railway station is Sherborne, about 3.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DT9 5HP.