🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldfinch and Carrion Crow
✦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
🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldfinch and Carrion Crow
✦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
Very strong match
Birds — Goldfinch, Carrion Crow, Linnet +72 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
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Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Goldfinch, Carrion Crow, Linnet +72 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
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Heritage
Strong match
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Emperor Dragonfly, Azure Damselfly +218 more · last seen 2026
Free
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Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Chicory, Quaking-grass, Knapweed Broomrape +30 more · last seen 2025
Free
🐶
Dog walks
Good match
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Sarsen WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
🚴
Cycling
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9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km▾
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route88 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 88 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.8 km▾
Named routeRef 45Length 3.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km▾
Named routeRef 45Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route139 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 139 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
🐴
Horse riding
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14 public paths nearby
Public paths
The Old Marlborough Roadbyway open to all traffic · 8.2 km▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 8.2 kmPath type: track
Southern Transitbyway open to all traffic · 8.9 km▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 8.9 kmSurface gravelPath type: track
Milston Drovebyway open to all traffic · 3.5 km▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 3.5 kmPath type: track
