The actual route taken, clockwise.

A stiff climb up to Hod Hill ironage hillfort entrance from the carpark and this is the view back looking over the valley to Hambledon Hill.

Hod Hill main entrance.

Burnet Five Spot Moths feeding on a common Knapweed on Hod Hill.

The footpath (Stour Valley Way) with the River Iwerne alongside walking towards Stourpaine.

A well tended garden in Stourpaine.

An interesting roof and, perhaps, a bell tower in Stourpaine.

Stourpaine parish church.

A prolific brood of signets with their parents in the Iwerne river..

The mill and sluices on the River Stour at Durweston.

The track up to Blandford Forest from Durweston.

Poppies in a field near The Folley at Durweston.

Fields of standing straw up for auction.

A Small Tortoiseshell butterfly.

A Small Tortoiseshell butterfly on Hardheads..

The hillfort of Hambledon Hill waiting a mile or two away.

Modern thatched cottages in Shillingstone.

Hambledon Hill

The view from the trig point (223 m) on Hambledon Hill looking West

My camera battery had died by this point so this was taken on my phone. The fort at Hambledon Hill showing the commanding view over surrounding countryside.