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Poxwell

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Poxwell is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Dorset. It is one of 124 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in the county. It is the smallest of them. The surrounding countryside is part of Dorset National Landscape National Landscape.

South Dorset Coast and Warmwell Heath are among the SSSIs within 3.3 km. For arrivals by rail, Upwey Station is about 6.8 km to the west.

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Photo of the Dorset National Landscape, a National Landscape in Dorset, south west England.Highlight

Dorset National Landscape

You’re inside itNational Landscape near Dorchester

Chalk ridges, quiet combes and one of the finest coastlines in England, from Lyme Bay to Purbeck

Photo along the South West Coast Path, a 630-mile National Trail running from Minehead to Poole, south west England.Highlight

South West Coast Path

National Trail

630 miles around England's toe — the longest and most demanding of the National Trails.

1.3 km SW · spans 4 counties

Photo along the King Charles III England Coast Path, a 2,700-mile National Trail in England.

King Charles III England Coast Path

National Trail

One path around a whole country — beach, clifftop and seawall the entire way round England's coast, opening stretch by stretch.

1.5 km S · spans 24 counties

Photo of Osmington White Horse, a hill figure in Dorset, south west England.Highlight

Osmington White Horse

Hill figure near Osmington

The only English hill figure carrying a rider — King George III on horseback — cut above Weymouth in 1808.

2.6 km W

Photo of Durdle Door, a swimming spot near Osmington, Dorset, south west England.Iconic

Durdle Door

Designated bathing water near Osmington

The limestone sea arch that defines the Jurassic Coast.

7.3 km SE

Photo along the Hardy Way, a 217-mile long-distance path running from Higher Bockhampton to Stinsford, south west England.Highlight

Hardy Way

Long-distance path

Around Thomas Hardy's Wessex from his birthplace cottage to the churchyard at Stinsford, via Corfe Castle and Lulworth Cove.

7.3 km E · Dorset & Wiltshire