🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Rook and Jackdaw
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Rook and Jackdaw
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
9 activities
🦅
Bird watching
Very strong match
Free
Birds — Rook, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +57 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
🌳
Ancient woodland
Very strong match
Free
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
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Wildlife
Strong match
Free
Birds — Rook, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +57 more · last seen 2026; Lowland calcareous grassland priority habitat
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Heritage
Strong match
Free
Historic site with public access
💜
Bluebell walks
Strong match
Free
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
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Insect spotting
Strong match
Free
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Marbled White, Gatekeeper +26 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Sarsen WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling
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17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km▾
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
National BywayCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional 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 route209 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 209 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking
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1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
King Alfred's WayMountain bike route▾
King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.
Named routeRegional cycle route
🐴
Horse riding
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4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Byway 12byway open to all traffic · 549 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 549 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Byway 12byway open to all traffic · 917 m▾
Also known as "the Drove". People park their campers here, watch out for deep potholes.
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 917 mSurface gravelPath type: track
