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Barrow near Burtts Harley

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📷 Clive Perrin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

50.91577, -1.99941

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Short-eared Owl and Merlin
  • ✦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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Short-eared Owl, Merlin, Kestrel +84 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Short-eared Owl, Merlin, Kestrel +84 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Large White +19 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Burnt Orchid · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Shire RackWalking route

Path following the Dorset-Wiltshire border

Named route
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Hardy WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
North Dorset Cycle WayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Ackling Dykebridleway · 3.9 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 3.9 kmPath type: track
James Cross Lanebridleway · 2 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 2 kmPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bridleway near Harley Down, Dorset

📷 Clive Perrin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bridleway near Harley Down, Dorset

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦ST GILES' HOUSEHistoric site2.2 km→✦Earthworks on Gussage DownHistoric site1.3 km→✦EarthworkHistoric site1.9 km→✦SettlementHistoric site900 m→✦EarthworkHistoric site2.2 km→✦Part of Ackling Dyke (Roman road), including Roman road on Oakley DownHistoric site2.2 km→