Getting here
51.42510, -1.91071
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: Wessex Ridgeway
Mountain biking
Varies60%Named MTB route nearby: Wessex Ridgeway Trail
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
7
6 named nearby · 1 public path
Named routePublic access
🚴
Cycling
23
23 named nearby
Named route
🚵
Mountain biking
2
2 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
17
17 public paths
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Mercian Way · Cycling0
Wansdyke Path · Walking13 km
Wessex Ridgeway Trail · Mountain bike0
Wessex Ridgeway · Walking0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
Old Bath Road · bridleway
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Wildlife to spot
Photos
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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
✦Avebury Stone CircleHistoric site4 km→✦Avebury henge and stone circlesHistoric site4 km→✦Windmill HillHistoric site3 km→✦A causewayed enclosure, the core of a round barrow cemetery, part of a prehistoric field system and an associated mortuary enclosure on Windmill HillHistoric site3.1 km→✦Section of Wansdyke and associated monuments from east of The Firs to the eastern side of Tan HillHistoric site3.8 km→✦West Kennet Avenue and an earthwork bank east of West Kennett FarmHistoric site4.8 km→