Getting here
51.17095, -2.09170
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: Wessex Ridgeway
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
18
2 named nearby · 16 public paths
Named routePublic access
🚴
Cycling
4
4 named nearby
Named route
🚵
Mountain biking
1
1 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
3
3 public paths
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Route 24 · Cycling0
Wessex Ridgeway Trail · Mountain bike0
Imber Range Perimeter Path · Walking0
Wessex Ridgeway · Walking0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
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
✦Upton Great Barrow: a bell barrow in East Barrow BeltHistoric site2.1 km→✦Sherrington Castle mound: motte castle east of Sherrington ManorHistoric site3.1 km→✦Long barrow 250m east of Boyton Field BarnHistoric site3.2 km→✦Bowl barrow 350m west of Mount PleasantHistoric site3.3 km→✦Scratchbury CampHistoric site3.9 km→✦Scratchbury Hill Monuments: Iron age hillfort, round barrows and enclosuresHistoric site3.9 km→