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Rockbourne Down, Spring Pond enclosure

✦ Ancient woodland42 ha

📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Free entryDogs welcome42 ha

Getting here

50.99283, -1.84753

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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 Blackbird and Song Thrush
  • 🌳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

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Blackbird, Song Thrush, Fieldfare +54 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers

Ancient woodland

Very strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Bluebell walks

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Blackbird, Song Thrush, Fieldfare +54 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Small Toadflax, Field Madder, Cut-leaved Crane's-bill +214 more · last seen 2025

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Brimstone, Small White, Small Tortoiseshell +24 more · last seen 2025

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Avon Valley PathWalking route55 km▾
Named routeRef AVPLength 55 kmRegional walking route
Old Sarum WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Cranborne Droves WayWalking route▾

The route of the Cranborne Droves Way walkers route between Win Green where it links with Wessex Ridgeway and Salisbury where it links with the Sarsen Way

Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

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5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km▾
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
National BywayCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Wiltshire Cycleway New Forest LinkCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Downton spurCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Fordingbridge to SalisburyCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

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3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fordingbridge Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Named route
Fordingbridge Off Road Cycle Trail (Shortcut)Mountain bike route▾
Named route
Cranborne Droves Way TrailMountain bike route▾
Named route
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Horse riding

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3 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

About this historic site

Scheduled Monument

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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Rockbourne Down, grassland

📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Rockbourne Down, grassland

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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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