Preetz Way, Blandford

An important area of green open space for local amenity.

Preetz Way is a new site for Dorset Countryside and is located at the edge of Blandford. The site contains small areas of grassland, scrub and trees, forming an important buffer between a new housing estate and the Blandford bypass. Sympathetic management will improve its importance as a haven for wildlife.

Grid reference: ST 897 075

Size: 5.26 acres/2.13ha

Look out for: Guelder rose and Goldfinch

Habitat: Grassland

Owner: North Dorset District Council

Managed by: Dorset Countryside

Bus: Damory Hotel, Salisbury Road

Nearest train: Gillingham (18 miles)

Parking: No parking

Access: No disabled access

How to get there

From the roundabout where the A354 meets the A350 on the Blandford Forum bypass, turn off into Blandford on Salisbury Road. Preetz Way is a short distance into the town on the right.