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✦ Historic site
A complex of Iron Age and Romano-British settlement on Berwick Down centred 700m south east of Ashcombe Farm
13 ha
Getting here
50.97669, -2.08603
Best for
4 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Mountain biking
Varies60%Named MTB route nearby: Cranborne Droves Way Trail
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
6
5 named nearby · 1 public path
Named routePublic access
🚴
Cycling
4
4 named nearby
Named route
🚵
Mountain biking
2
2 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
5
5 public paths
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Cranborne Droves Way · Walking0
Wiltshire Cycleway · Cycling155 km
National Byway · Cycling0
Wessex Ridgeway Trail · Mountain bike0
Ox Drove · byway open to all traffic
Ox Drove · byway open to all traffic
Ferne Hollow · 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
✦LARMER TREE GROUNDSHistoric site2.8 km→🌱Larmer Tree GardensUrban park2.8 km→✦RUSHMORE PARKHistoric site2.1 km→✦Cross ridge dyke on Charlton Down, 1250m and 1350m south west of Higher Berry Court CottagesHistoric site2.3 km→✦Iron Age and Romano-British settlement remains on Woodcutts Common, 850m south east and 845m SSE of Arundell CottagesHistoric site2.8 km→✦Cross ridge dyke 1000m south west of Higher Berry Court CottagesHistoric site2.3 km→