Getting here
51.30608, -1.31936
Best for
5 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: Watership Down Trail
Mountain biking
Varies60%Named MTB route nearby: Watership Down Off-Road Cycle Trail
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
4
4 named nearby
Named route
🚵
Mountain biking
5
5 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
5
5 public paths
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Wayfarers Walk · Walking0
The Brenda Parker Way · Walking0
Watership Down Trail · Walking0
Basingstoke Off-Road Cycle Trail · Mountain bike0
About this historic site
Linear Earthwork is an ancient historic site covering 30 hectares. 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
✦HIGHCLERE PARKHistoric site3.8 km→🌱Secret GardenUrban park3.4 km→🌱Monks GardenUrban park3.5 km→✦An unfinished hillfort, a saucer barrow, a disc barrow and sections of two linear earthworks on Ladle HillHistoric site400 m→✦Three bowl barrows 410m north east of Thorn Down: three of the group known as Seven BarrowsHistoric site1.5 km→✦A section of a linear earthwork south west of Great Litchfield DownHistoric site1.6 km→