Barrow on Avebury Down, S of track from Avebury 0 ha
Plan your visit
✦ Heritage🏡 Gardens
Free entry Dogs welcome 0 ha
Getting here
51.43193, -1.83292
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Tumulus scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ 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
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ 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🏡 Historic gardens
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Historic site
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Ridgeway Walking route 140 km ▾
Named route Ref RW Length 140 km National walking route
Show on map Avebury Ridgeway Walk Walking route 8 km ▾
Starting at the heart of the Avebury World Heritage Site, this walk takes you through the remains of the largest stone circle in the world and along the West Kennet Avenue into beautiful, rolling chalk downland.
Named route Length 8 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Wessex Ridgeway Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WR Regional walking route
Show on map White Horse Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WHT Regional walking route
Show on map Millennium Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map Wiltshire Cycleway Cycling route 155 km ▾
Named route Ref WC Length 155 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 403 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 403 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 280 m ▾
Named route Ref 403 Length 280 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 378 m ▾
Named route Ref 403 Length 378 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 693 m ▾
Named route Ref 403 Length 693 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Listed length 207km
Show on map King Alfred's Way Mountain bike route ▾
King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Herepath byway open to all traffic · 790 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 790 m Surface dirt Path type: track
Show on map Herepath byway open to all traffic · 724 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 724 m Surface compacted Path type: track
Show on map Photos Avebury Down from the Wessex Ridgeway, near Avebury, Wiltshire
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Wildlife to spot
24,822 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 24,822 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Robin · Rook · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +39
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 7-spot Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria · Meadow Grasshopper · Mesembrina meridiana · Sphaerophoria scripta
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta 🌿 Plants 48 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Wood Avens · Herb-Robert · Hawthorn · White Dead-nettle · Beech +43
Wood Avens Geum urbanum Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna White Dead-nettle Lamium album Beech Fagus sylvatica Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum Lesser Celandine Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 24,822 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Robin · Rook · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +39
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 7-spot Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria · Meadow Grasshopper · Mesembrina meridiana · Sphaerophoria scripta
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta 🌿 Plants 48 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Wood Avens · Herb-Robert · Hawthorn · White Dead-nettle · Beech +43
Wood Avens Geum urbanum Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna White Dead-nettle Lamium album Beech Fagus sylvatica Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum Lesser Celandine Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ficaria verna
Ficaria verna
Yew Taxus baccata
Yew Taxus baccata
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2025
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2025
Field Pansy Viola arvensis2025
Field Pansy Viola arvensis2025
Wild Mignonette Reseda lutea2025
Wild Mignonette Reseda lutea2025
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2025
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa2025
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa2025
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2025
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum2025
Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum2025
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia2025
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea2025
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea2025
Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare2025
Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare2025
Field Madder Sherardia arvensis2025
Field Madder Sherardia arvensis2025
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2025
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2025
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2025
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2025
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2025
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2025
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2025
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria2025
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria2025
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2025
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2025
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2025
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2025
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2025
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2025
Wayfaring-tree Viburnum lantana2025
Wayfaring-tree Viburnum lantana2025
Wild Carrot Daucus carota2025
Wild Carrot Daucus carota2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Fat-hen Chenopodium album2025
Fat-hen Chenopodium album2025
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2025
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2025
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2025
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2025
Small Scabious Scabiosa columbaria2025
Small Scabious Scabiosa columbaria2025
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus2025
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Spindle Euonymus europaeus2025
Spindle Euonymus europaeus2025
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2025
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2025
Water Mint Mentha aquatica2025
Water Mint Mentha aquatica2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025 