Getting here
51.26230, -1.71799
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
3
2 named nearby · 1 public path
Named routePublic access
🚴
Cycling
6
6 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
6
6 public paths
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Mercian Way · Cycling0
Sarsen Way · Walking0
Pewsey Vale Circular Walk · Walking0
Wiltshire Cycleway · Cycling155 km
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
The Old Marlborough Road · byway open to all traffic
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→✦Field system south of East EverleighHistoric site1.8 km→✦Enclosed settlement 450m north of Bake BarnHistoric site1.7 km→✦Boundary earthwork running south from Dunch Hill, through Brigmerston Plantation and Milston Down.Historic site4.3 km→✦Disc barrow: one of a dispersed group of round barrows on Weather HillHistoric site700 m→✦Bowl barrow: one of a group of eight round barrows in Milston Down WoodHistoric site4.9 km→