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Field system and settlement north of Chapperton Down

✦ Ancient woodland9 ha

📷 Brian Robert Marshall · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Free entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

51.23580, -2.01076

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kestrel and Woodpigeon
  • 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Kestrel, Woodpigeon, Corn Bunting +54 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers

Ancient woodland

Very strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Kestrel, Woodpigeon, Corn Bunting +54 more · last seen 2026; Lowland calcareous grassland priority habitat

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Brown-banded Carder Bee, Red-tailed Bumblebee, Western Honey Bee +60 more · last seen 2025

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Water-crowfoot, Cowslip, Chara +10 more · last seen 2025

Bluebell walks

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
White Horse TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef WHTRegional walking route
Imber Range Perimeter PathWalking route▾
Named routeRef IRPPLocal walking route
Wessex RidgewayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
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Mountain biking

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2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
King Alfred's WayMountain bike route▾

King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.

Named routeRegional cycle route
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeListed length 207km

About this historic site

Scheduled Monument

Wildlife to spot

Photos

16 photos from nearby open sources

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View towards Chapperton Down, Wiltshire

📷 Brian Robert Marshall · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View towards Chapperton Down, Wiltshire

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✦ AncientFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Knook Castle hillfort and associated prehistoric and Romano-British landscapeHistoric site5 km→✦Long barrow south of Horse DownHistoric site2.9 km→✦Strip lynchet system east of Three Corner FirsHistoric site4.2 km→✦White BarrowHistoric site4.3 km→✦White Barrow, a long barrowHistoric site4.3 km→✦Chapperton Down Prehistoric and Romano-British LandscapeHistoric site1 km→