Photo of Holt Heath, a National Nature Reserve near Wimborne Minster, Dorset, south west England. — © Mike Faherty / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Holt Heath

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Holt Heath is one of ten National Nature Reserves in Dorset. Only one of the county's National Nature Reserves is larger. Other nature reserves nearby include Slop Bog and Uddens Heath and Horton Common. For arrivals by rail, Branksome Station is about 10.8 km to the south.

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