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✦Heritage🏡Gardens
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
51.09379, -2.19317
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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
Moderate match
Historic site
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Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 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
Mid Wilts WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWWRegional walking route
Wessex RidgewayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km▾
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
National BywayCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Tisbury Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBLocal cycle route
North Dorset Cycle WayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
National Byway (proposed South West)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeListed length 207km
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
3,626 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,626 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Corn Bunting · Wren · Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit +41
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
🦌Mammals11 species
springautumn
2024▾
Wood Mouse · Roe Deer · Hazel Dormouse · Yellow-necked Mouse · Muntjac +6
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2023
- Yellow-necked MouseApodemus flavicollis
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2023
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2024▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo2023
Polydrusus formosus · Meadow Cranesbill Weevil · Rosy Apple Aphid · Batman Hoverfly · Pied Shieldbug +3
- Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus
- Meadow Cranesbill WeevilZacladus geranii
- Rosy Apple AphidDysaphis (Pomaphis) plantaginea
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2023
- Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor2023
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2023
🌿Plants2 species
springsummer
2023▾
Early-purple Orchid · Lady's Bedstraw
- Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,626 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Corn Bunting · Wren · Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit +41
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
🦌Mammals11 species
springautumn
2024▾
Wood Mouse · Roe Deer · Hazel Dormouse · Yellow-necked Mouse · Muntjac +6
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2023
- Yellow-necked MouseApodemus flavicollis
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2023
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2024▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo2023
Polydrusus formosus · Meadow Cranesbill Weevil · Rosy Apple Aphid · Batman Hoverfly · Pied Shieldbug +3
- Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus
- Meadow Cranesbill WeevilZacladus geranii
- Rosy Apple AphidDysaphis (Pomaphis) plantaginea
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2023
- Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor2023
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2023
🌿Plants2 species
springsummer
2023▾
Early-purple Orchid · Lady's Bedstraw
- Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
WeaselMustela nivalis2023WeaselMustela nivalis2023Common ShrewSorex araneus2023Common ShrewSorex araneus2023Brown HareLepus europaeus2023Brown HareLepus europaeus2023BadgerMeles meles2023BadgerMeles meles2023MoleTalpa europaea2023MoleTalpa europaea2023Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2023Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2023