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Barrows on Wyke Down

1 ha

📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

50.93734, -1.99003

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kestrel and Woodpigeon
  • ✦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

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Kestrel, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Kestrel, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +61 more · last seen 2025; Good quality semi-improved grassland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Large White +12 more · last seen 2025; Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Historic gardens

Historic site

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Fordingbridge Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Ackling Dykebridleway · 3.9 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 3.9 kmPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Barrows on Wyke Down

📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Barrows on Wyke Down

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦ST GILES' HOUSEHistoric site2.8 km→✦Earthworks on Gussage DownHistoric site2 km→✦EarthworkHistoric site2.1 km→✦Part of Ackling Dyke (Roman road), including Roman road on Oakley DownHistoric site400 m→✦SettlementHistoric site2 km→✦EarthworkHistoric site2.9 km→