Wareham Dorset, Phoxx 1V2 Camp
Late December 2025
I didn’t feel like travelling far, but I did feel like I wanted a night out under the stars, so headed to a local forest a short distance away.
A big reason was to go trig bagging, and more specifically – to bag the very green trig point – TP3411- Gore Heath, then find a spot for the night and make camp.
The night time temperature was going to be below zero, so I was double-bagging tonight. I’ve been to this area a few times before, so I passed one of my old spots. The forest is mainly plantation trees, so very similar to other plantation forests, in that there’s not a lot of wildlife, where the main tracks are solid, and well-maintained, with a lot of small tracks leading off them and all through all the trees and all areas of the forest.
There are also many many dog walkers and many free parking spots which obviously encourage and make visiting easy. I did find what I thought were great spots, only to look up and spot a dog walker passing by.
I managed to find a spot that was off the track, next to an incline that had no path access. I was lucky enough to be around a few non-plantation pines, so the ground was smoother, more open and less littered with debris.
I settled in between the surrounding bushes and against a tree and set up the tent, and made sure there were no widow makers above me. I had a clearing so I was able to see the night sky and the red dawn sky in the morning. Just making a coffee on the camp stove in the morning, the tent was still up, and I spotted dog walkers passing close by.
Some areas have been fenced-off for protection, and there are signs regarding the nesting of birds between April and August. From what I remember, this mainly applies to the heathland areas, and not the plantation tree sections
No issues all night and I slept really well and bagged a trig point.
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