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Barrows in Bath Hole and Bury Hill Plantations

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📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsHeritageWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

50.97287, -1.67306

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Song Thrush and Robin
  • ✦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

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Song Thrush, Robin, Chaffinch +47 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Song Thrush, Robin, Chaffinch +47 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Ringlet +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Leucobryum albidum, Nees' Pellia, Dilated Scalewort +19 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Avon Valley PathWalking route55 km
Named routeRef AVPLength 55 kmRegional walking route
Old Sarum WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Hale Purley Figure of Eight Walk, SW HantsWalking route4.8 km

Walk through Hale Purley, crossing streams with views of the common's valleys & mires. Look out for butterflies, dragonflies, stonechats and Dartford warblers in the gorse. Gravel paths with wet patches & a fairly steep descent & climb at the start & end

Named routeLength 4.8 kmDuration 01:00-01:30Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Wiltshire Cycleway New Forest LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
New Forest Cycle RoutesCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Black Lanebyway open to all traffic · 156 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 156 mSurface unpavedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hamptworth, restricted byway

📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hamptworth, restricted byway

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦HALE PARKHistoric site5 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3.1 km→🌱Redlynch Bike ParkUrban park2.2 km→✦Castle Copse campHistoric site2.9 km→⛪St Birinus's ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds4.5 km→