Plan your visit
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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
51.21897, -1.70332
Best for
3 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
v1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
🚶
vWalking
Sarsen WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
🚴Cycling
v12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
🚴
vCycling
Mercian WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km▾
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route10 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 10 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route88 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 88 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route833 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 833 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.8 km▾
Named routeRef 45Length 3.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
🐴Horse riding
v6 public paths nearby
Public paths
🐴
vHorse riding
Milston Drovebyway open to all traffic · 3.5 km▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 3.5 kmPath type: track
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Wildlife to spot
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
✓ Public accessFree 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
✦Figheldean Down prehistoric landscapeHistoric site2.6 km→🐄Rare Breeds FarmVisitor farm4.4 km→✦The Weather Hill multiperiod landscape and associated linear earthworksHistoric site4.9 km→✦Boundary earthwork running south from Dunch Hill, through Brigmerston Plantation and Milston Down.Historic site700 m→✦Devil's ditch: boundary earthworkHistoric site1.2 km→✦Bowl barrow: one of a group of eight round barrows in Milston Down WoodHistoric site100 m→