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✦ Historic site
Romano-Celtic temple and late prehistoric midden immediately south of Woodcombe Wood, 1.1km north east of Dairy Farm
8 ha
Getting here
51.14789, -2.24099
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: Mid Wilts Way
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
1
1 named nearby
Named route
🚴
Cycling
15
15 named nearby
Named route
🚵
Mountain biking
7
7 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
3
3 public paths
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Wiltshire Cycleway · Cycling155 km
Route 25 · Cycling0
Route 24 · Cycling0
Empuru (red) · Mountain bike0
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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Useful places within 5 km
✦LONGLEATHistoric site4.7 km→✦Linear boundary on Bidcombe Down and Whitepits DownHistoric site1.3 km→✦Hill Deverill medieval settlementHistoric site3.6 km→✦White Sheet Hill milestoneHistoric site4.8 km→✦Medieval strip lynchets 280m west of Hill BarnHistoric site3.4 km→✦Neolithic causewayed camp, White Sheet DownsHistoric site4.7 km→