Battlesbury Camp hill fort 29 ha
Plan your visit
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife✦ Heritage
Public access Dogs welcome 29 ha
Getting here
51.20989, -2.14697
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Wren ✦ 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
🐦 79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Wren ✦ 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 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Wren, Yellowhammer +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Robin, Wren, Yellowhammer +76 more · last seen 2026; Lowland calcareous grassland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Western Honey Bee, Meadow Brown, Hill Cuckoo Bee +78 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Pyramidal Orchid, Sainfoin, Bee Orchid +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Imber Range Perimeter Path Walking route ▾
Named route Ref IRPP Local walking route
Show on map Wessex Ridgeway Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WR Regional walking route
Show on map 17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wiltshire Cycleway Cycling route 155 km ▾
Named route Ref WC Length 155 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 24 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 24 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN 24 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 577 m ▾
Named route Ref 24 Length 577 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 10 m ▾
Named route Length 10 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 917 m ▾
Named route Ref 24 Length 917 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Listed length 207km
Show on map Photos 2010 : Farm track on Battlesbury Hill
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Wildlife to spot
20,737 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,737 records · National Biodiversity Network Green Woodpecker · Woodpigeon · House Martin · Robin · Great Spotted Woodpecker +36
Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Muntjac · Badger · Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Mole +2
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Badger Meles meles Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 Western Honey Bee · Hill Cuckoo Bee · Physocephala rufipes · Glow-worm · Broad-barred Fusehorn +27
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025 Hill Cuckoo Bee Bombus rupestris2025 Physocephala rufipes Physocephala rufipes2025 Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Broad-barred Fusehorn Arge cyanocrocea2025 Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum 🌿 Plants 22 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Pyramidal Orchid · Common Spotted-orchid · Bee Orchid · Himalayan Balsam · Field Bindweed +17
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis Quaking-grass Briza media Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,737 records · National Biodiversity Network Green Woodpecker · Woodpigeon · House Martin · Robin · Great Spotted Woodpecker +36
Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Muntjac · Badger · Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Mole +2
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Badger Meles meles Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 Western Honey Bee · Hill Cuckoo Bee · Physocephala rufipes · Glow-worm · Broad-barred Fusehorn +27
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025 Hill Cuckoo Bee Bombus rupestris2025 Physocephala rufipes Physocephala rufipes2025 Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Broad-barred Fusehorn Arge cyanocrocea2025 Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum 🌿 Plants 22 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Pyramidal Orchid · Common Spotted-orchid · Bee Orchid · Himalayan Balsam · Field Bindweed +17
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis Quaking-grass Briza media Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Roe Deer
Roe Deer
Capreolus capreolus2025
Capreolus capreolus2025
2025
2025
Large Scabious Mining Bee Andrena hattorfiana2025
Large Scabious Mining Bee Andrena hattorfiana2025
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus2025
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus2025
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea2025
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea2025
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2025
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2025
Hornet Robberfly Asilus crabroniformis2025
Hornet Robberfly Asilus crabroniformis2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Broadbar Clover Sawfly Tenthredo notha2025
Broadbar Clover Sawfly Tenthredo notha2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Cheilosia bergenstammi Cheilosia bergenstammi2025
Cheilosia bergenstammi Cheilosia bergenstammi2025
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2025
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Variimorda villosa Variimorda villosa2025
Variimorda villosa Variimorda villosa2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Red-legged Weevil Otiorhynchus tenebricosus2025
Red-legged Weevil Otiorhynchus tenebricosus2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2025
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2025
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus2025
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Dusky Ant Formica fusca2025
Dusky Ant Formica fusca2025
Paradromius linearis Paradromius linearis2025
Paradromius linearis Paradromius linearis2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025 Autumn Gentian
Autumn Gentian
Gentianella amarella
Gentianella amarella
Woolly Thistle Cirsium eriophorum
Woolly Thistle Cirsium eriophorum
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia
Sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia
Wild Carrot Daucus carota
Wild Carrot Daucus carota
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Kidney Vetch Anthyllis vulneraria
Kidney Vetch Anthyllis vulneraria
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Dropwort Filipendula vulgaris
Dropwort Filipendula vulgaris
Knapweed Broomrape Orobanche elatior
Knapweed Broomrape Orobanche elatior
Common Fragrant-orchid Gymnadenia conopsea
Common Fragrant-orchid Gymnadenia conopsea
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus
Greater Butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha
Greater Butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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