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Winkelbury Hill round barrows

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📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsAncientWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

50.99068, -2.07137

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Woodpigeon
  • ✦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 — Wren, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +48 more · last seen 2025

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Wren, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +48 more · last seen 2025; Lowland calcareous grassland priority habitat

Heritage

Strong match

Free

Historic site with public access

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Gatekeeper +52 more · last seen 2025

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Plants — Common Toadflax, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Lady's Bedstraw +156 more · last seen 2025

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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4 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Shire RackWalking route▾

Path following the Dorset-Wiltshire border

Named route
Wessex RidgewayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
The Hardy WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

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4 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
North Dorset Cycle WayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
National Byway Dorset LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef NB LoopLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

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2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeListed length 207km
Cranborne Droves Way TrailMountain bike route▾
Named route
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Horse riding

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5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Ox Drovebyway open to all traffic · 216 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 216 mPath type: track
Ox Drovebyway open to all traffic · 1.5 km▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.5 kmPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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Tumulus on Winkelbury Hill

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Tumulus on Winkelbury Hill

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✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

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✦LARMER TREE GROUNDSHistoric site4.4 km→🌱Larmer Tree GardensUrban park4.4 km→✦RUSHMORE PARKHistoric site3.2 km→✦A complex of Iron Age and Romano-British settlement on Berwick Down centred 700m south east of Ashcombe FarmHistoric site1.9 km→✦Cross ridge dyke 1000m south west of Higher Berry Court CottagesHistoric site3.2 km→✦Iron Age and Romano-British settlement remains on Woodcutts Common, 850m south east and 845m SSE of Arundell CottagesHistoric site3.4 km→