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✦ Historic site
Section of Wansdyke and associated monuments from east of The Firs to the eastern side of Tan Hill
39 ha
Getting here
51.39050, -1.91075
Best for
4 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Hiking
Free65%Named hiking route nearby: Mid Wilts Way
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
13
8 named nearby · 5 public paths
Named routePublic access
🚴
Cycling
30
30 named nearby
Named route
🚵
Mountain biking
2
2 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
50
50 public paths
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Mercian Way · Cycling0
Avebury Ridgeway Walk · Walking8 km
Wessex Ridgeway Trail · Mountain bike0
Wessex Ridgeway · Walking0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
Wansdyke Path · bridleway
White Horse Trail, Mid Wilts Way and Wansdyke Path · bridleway
Wansdyke Path · bridleway
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Wildlife to spot
Photos
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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
✦All Cannings Cross, an Early Iron Age settlement siteHistoric site2.8 km→✦Oldbury CastleHistoric site3.8 km→✦Section of the WansdykeHistoric site4.3 km→✦Oldbury Camp hillfort, bowl barrow and cross dyke on Cherhill DownHistoric site3.8 km→✦Linear boundary earthwork and associated field system on Cherhill DownHistoric site3.8 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds4.4 km→