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Lankham Bottom Nature Reserve – View of the Cerne Abbas Giant loop from Sydling St. Nicholas

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Lankham Bottom Nature Reserve – View of the Cerne Abbas Giant loop from Sydling St. Nicholas

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Lankham Bottom Nature Reserve – View of the Cerne Abbas Giant loop from Sydling St. Nicholas

03:29

12.3km

260m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: April 19, 2026

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Dorset National Landscape

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Lankham Bottom Nature Reserve

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As well as the views there are butterflies and moths of note.

butterfly-conservation.org/our-work/reserves/lankham-bottom-dorset

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11.1 km

View of the Cerne Abbas Giant

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A naked figure some 180ft tall, the Cerne Giant is an ancient chalk figure carved into the hillside above the village of Cerne Abbas. At 180ft tall it is Britain’s …

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12.3 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.18 km

2.46 km

782 m

772 m

647 m

238 m

224 m

Surfaces

5.70 km

2.44 km

1.71 km

1.34 km

1.07 km

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Highest point (240 m)

Lowest point (90 m)

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Saturday 27 June

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Lankham Bottom Nature Reserve – View of the Cerne Abbas Giant loop from Sydling St. Nicholas

Gnome Figurines on Gate Post

Maiden Newton Church

Chilfrome Church

Foxhound Training Grounds

St. Peter and St. Paul Church and Churchyard, Cattistock

Dorset Knob Throwing Competition

Lankham Bottom Nature Reserve

View of the Cerne Abbas Giant

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