Getting here
51.12106, -1.41750
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
6
4 named nearby · 2 public paths
Named routePublic access
🚴
Cycling
18
18 named nearby
Named route
🚵
Mountain biking
6
6 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
1
1 public path
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Test Way · Walking0
Clarendon Way · Walking0
River Anton Way · Walking3.2 km
National Byway · Cycling0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
About this historic site
Leckford Down Farm is an ancient historic site. As an ancient woodland, it has been continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD — a rare and irreplaceable habitat rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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 access🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
✦Settlement site at Brockley WarrenHistoric site800 m→✦Woolbury Ring, StockbridgeHistoric site2.8 km→✦Bowl barrow 400m south west of Woolbury hillfort: one of a dispersed group of barrows on Stockbridge DownHistoric site3.3 km→✦Bowl barrow 400m north east of Green Place: one of a dispersed group of barrows on Stockbridge DownHistoric site3.5 km→🌱West DownUrban park3.9 km→✦Brockley Warren HouseHistoric site1.8 km→