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Forest Hammock Camp, Dorset | DD Hammock Camp
Early May 2025
I headed to an area that looked like it had plenty of potential hammock camping spots for my first one of the year.
I spent the afternoon wandering, and there was so much to see in the area. I visited the Hell Stone Dolmen while on the way. It’s definitely worth a visit. It’s not particularly hard to find, but it is a little side track and in the corner of a farmer’s field.
I wandered through forest looking for a good hammock spot. There were lots of mature trees and some plantation areas too, so plenty of options. The downside is that it’s a popular area with well-maintained paths criss-crossing the forest. It’s accessible from several car parks and easy to reach, making it not as secluded as I first thought.
I visited on a Friday afternoon and it was fairly quiet – with just a few cars in the car parks and a handful of people walking around. I eventually found a spot on the edge of the forest with a view out across a farmer’s field. Deer were active (and very noisy) during the night. In the morning, I was treated to a beautiful red dawn sky from my hammock.
The forest itself isn’t huge and is bordered by roads on a few sides. The area offers a mix of heathland and woodland. The car park by the monument was almost empty when I left in the early evening, and when I returned in the morning, there were just a couple of vans, which I presume spent the night there.
Apart from the deer, I had a pretty peaceful and comfortable night. Good phone and internet signal in the area, which is a bonus.
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I knew there was a forest nearby, with an east facing edge.
So I took the #ddhammock , and set it up perfectly, for the beautiful dawn sky
