Barrow 300yds (270m) NE of White Sheet camp
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Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
51.11296, -2.27893
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tree Sparrow and Corn Bunting
- ✦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
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tree Sparrow and Corn Bunting
- ✦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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Tree Sparrow, Corn Bunting, Rook +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Tree Sparrow, Corn Bunting, Rook +50 more · last seen 2025; Lowland calcareous grassland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Small White +35 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Pointed Spear-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Silky Wall Feather-moss +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Mid Wilts WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWWRegional walking route
Stour Valley WayWalking route100 km▾
Named routeRef SVWLength 100 kmRegional walking route
14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km▾
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 25Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 25National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (proposed South West)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route282 m▾
Named routeRef 25Length 282 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route30 m▾
Named routeRef 25Length 30 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
10,419 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,419 records · National Biodiversity NetworkKestrel · Red-legged Partridge · Yellow Wagtail · House Martin · Stonechat +3
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
Field Vole · Harvest Mouse
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
- Harvest MouseMicromys minutus
Helophilus pendulus
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Meadow Saxifrage · Red Campion · Field Bindweed · Squinancywort · Dandelion +140
- Meadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulata
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
- SquinancywortAsperula cynanchica
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Yellow Feather-mossHomalothecium lutescens
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,419 records · National Biodiversity NetworkKestrel · Red-legged Partridge · Yellow Wagtail · House Martin · Stonechat +3
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
Field Vole · Harvest Mouse
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
- Harvest MouseMicromys minutus
Helophilus pendulus
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Meadow Saxifrage · Red Campion · Field Bindweed · Squinancywort · Dandelion +140
- Meadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulata
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
- SquinancywortAsperula cynanchica
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Yellow Feather-mossHomalothecium lutescens
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas