Our verdict
A handy, well-used starting point for exploring the eastern side of Wareham Forest, with easy tracks in several directions — busier at weekends than the smaller CRoW parcels nearby.
One of Forestry England's main Wareham Forest car parks, on the Wareham-to-Bere Regis road where it crosses a stream running into the River Piddle, giving direct access into Bloxworth Heath and the wider forest trail network.