Cross dyke 230m south west of Cherhill Monument 0 ha
Plan your visit
🦅 Birds🌳 Ancient🦉 Wildlife
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 0 ha
Getting here
51.42220, -1.93593
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kestrel and Linnet ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kestrel and Linnet ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for 10 activities 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Free Birds — Kestrel, Linnet, Magpie +44 more · last seen 2025
🌳 Ancient woodland
Strong match
Free Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Birds — Kestrel, Linnet, Magpie +44 more · last seen 2025; Lowland calcareous grassland priority habitat
Historic site with public access
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Free Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Marbled White +41 more · last seen 2025
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Free Plants — Woolly Thistle, Field Scabious, Harebell +24 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Wansdyke Path Walking route 13 km ▾ https://ldwa.org.uk/ldp/downloads/WPdirections,MborotoSmallgrainSept2020.pdf
https://ldwa.org.uk/ldp/downloads/WPdirections,SmallgraintoMboroSept2020.pdf
Named route Length 13 km Local walking route
Show on map White Horse Trail Walking route ▾ Named route Ref WHT Regional walking route
Show on map Pewsey Vale Circular Walk Walking route ▾ The Pewsey Vale Tourism Partnership has launched a new long-distance walking, cycling and riding route with the Vale of Pewsey at its heart.
Named route Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Mid Wilts Way Walking route ▾ Named route Ref MWW Regional walking route
Show on map Wessex Ridgeway Walking route ▾ Named route Ref WR Regional walking route
Show on map 29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 403 Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref 403 National Cycle Network
Show on map Wiltshire Way Cycling route ▾ Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Wiltshire Cycleway, Pewsey Vale Cycling route ▾ Named route Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 109 m ▾ Named route Ref 403 Length 109 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 746 m ▾ Named route Ref 403 Length 746 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 693 m ▾ Named route Ref 403 Length 693 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
King Alfred's Way Mountain 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 route Regional cycle route
Show on map Wessex Ridgeway Trail Mountain bike route ▾ Named route Listed length 207km
Show on map 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Photos
21 photos from nearby open sources
▾ ✓ Public access Free entry 🐶 Dogs
Good to know £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome
Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
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Wildlife to spot
18,626 records from NBN Atlas
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Wildlife to spot 18,626 records · NBN Atlas 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring autumn winter
2025 Kestrel · Linnet · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Stock Dove
+42 more species Hide species list All 47 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Linnet Linaria cannabina Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Stock Dove Columba oenas Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Rook Corvus frugilegus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Herring Gull Larus argentatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Skylark Alauda arvensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Dunnock Prunella modularis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Emberiza citrinella caliginosa Emberiza citrinella caliginosa House Martin Delichon urbicum Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Sand Martin Riparia riparia Swift Apus apus Siskin Spinus spinus Swallow Hirundo rustica Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Muntjac · Red Deer · Badger
+1 more species Hide species list All 6 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Red Deer Cervus elaphus Badger Meles meles Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Marbled White · Wall · Large White
+39 more species Hide species list All 44 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024 Wall Lasiommata megera2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Woolly Thistle · Field Scabious · Harebell · Chicory · Spiny Restharrow
+22 more species Hide species list All 27 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Woolly Thistle Cirsium eriophorum2024 Field Scabious Knautia arvensis Harebell Campanula rotundifolia Chicory Cichorium intybus Spiny Restharrow Ononis spinosa2024 Clustered Bellflower Campanula glomerata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,626 records · NBN Atlas 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring autumn winter
2025 Kestrel · Linnet · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Stock Dove
+42 more species Hide species list All 47 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Linnet Linaria cannabina Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Stock Dove Columba oenas Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Rook Corvus frugilegus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Herring Gull Larus argentatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Skylark Alauda arvensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Dunnock Prunella modularis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Emberiza citrinella caliginosa Emberiza citrinella caliginosa House Martin Delichon urbicum Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Sand Martin Riparia riparia Swift Apus apus Siskin Spinus spinus Swallow Hirundo rustica Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Muntjac · Red Deer · Badger
+1 more species Hide species list All 6 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Red Deer Cervus elaphus Badger Meles meles Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Marbled White · Wall · Large White
+39 more species Hide species list All 44 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024 Wall Lasiommata megera2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Woolly Thistle · Field Scabious · Harebell · Chicory · Spiny Restharrow
+22 more species Hide species list All 27 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Woolly Thistle Cirsium eriophorum2024 Field Scabious Knautia arvensis Harebell Campanula rotundifolia Chicory Cichorium intybus Spiny Restharrow Ononis spinosa2024 Clustered Bellflower Campanula glomerata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hedgehog
Hedgehog
Erinaceus europaeus
Erinaceus europaeus
Ringlet
Ringlet
Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Adonis Blue Polyommatus bellargus2024
Adonis Blue Polyommatus bellargus2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2024
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Chalk Hill Blue Polyommatus coridon2024
Chalk Hill Blue Polyommatus coridon2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola2024
Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Dark Green Fritillary Speyeria aglaja2024
Dark Green Fritillary Speyeria aglaja2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2024
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2024
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2024
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Yellow-faced Blowfly Cynomya mortuorum2024
Yellow-faced Blowfly Cynomya mortuorum2024
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2024
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Small Blue Cupido minimus2024
Small Blue Cupido minimus2024
Wart-biter Decticus verrucivorus
Wart-biter Decticus verrucivorus
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Slender-footed Robberfly Leptarthrus brevirostris
Slender-footed Robberfly Leptarthrus brevirostris
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Yellow-legged Mining Bee Andrena flavipes2024
Yellow-legged Mining Bee Andrena flavipes2024
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2024
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2024
Scymnus suturalis Scymnus suturalis2024
Scymnus suturalis Scymnus suturalis2024
Dark-palped Melinda Melinda viridicyanea2024
Dark-palped Melinda Melinda viridicyanea2024
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura2024
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura2024
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
Painted Nomad Bee Nomada fucata2024
Painted Nomad Bee Nomada fucata2024
Marsh Fritillary Euphydryas aurinia2024
Marsh Fritillary Euphydryas aurinia2024 2024
2024
Saw-wort Serratula tinctoria2024
Saw-wort Serratula tinctoria2024
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Wild Mignonette Reseda lutea
Wild Mignonette Reseda lutea
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris
Betony Betonica officinalis
Betony Betonica officinalis
Common Twayblade Neottia ovata
Common Twayblade Neottia ovata
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Horseshoe Vetch Hippocrepis comosa
Horseshoe Vetch Hippocrepis comosa
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Gorse Ulex europaeus2024
Gorse Ulex europaeus2024
White Clover Trifolium repens2024
White Clover Trifolium repens2024
Red Campion Silene dioica2024
Red Campion Silene dioica2024
Round-headed Rampion Phyteuma orbiculare2024
Round-headed Rampion Phyteuma orbiculare2024
Common Restharrow Ononis repens2024
Common Restharrow Ononis repens2024
Burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga2024
Burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga2024
Squinancywort Asperula cynanchica2024
Squinancywort Asperula cynanchica2024
Autumn Gentian Gentianella amarella2024
Autumn Gentian Gentianella amarella2024
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus2024
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus2024
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria2024
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria2024
Musk-mallow Malva moschata2024
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