title: Blandford Forest
text: # Blandford Forest
  
  Blandford Forest is a scattered area of woodland centred to the northwest of the town of Blandford Forum in North Dorset, England.
  
  ## Location
  
  According to the Forestry Commission, Blandford Forest comprises a number of scattered woodlands around the village of Winterborne Stickland, including Whatcombe Wood and France Down.
  
  ## History
  
  The Forest has one scheduled archaeological site: the ancient earthwork of Crossdyke on Okeford Hill near Shillingstone.
  
  