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Bowl barrow 120m north of Home Farm

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📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.82574, -1.75323

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ✦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

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Jackdaw +82 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Jackdaw +82 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Euophryum confine, Lesser Stag Beetle, Acrotrichis +40 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Euophryum confine, Lesser Stag Beetle, Acrotrichis +40 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Fox-tail Feather-moss · last seen 2023; Plants — Fox-tail Feather-moss · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

13 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
Diamond WayWalking route106 km
Named routeRef DIALength 106 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
D'Arcy Dalton WayWalking route107 km

Follows roughly the western boundary of Oxfordshire in unspoilt countryside.

Named routeLength 107 kmRegional walking route
Donnington WayWalking route100 km
Named routeLength 100 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 57Cycling route
Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network
National Byway (Oxon and Glos)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route3.2 km
Named routeRef 57Length 3.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route769 m
Named routeRef 48Length 769 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Tight lanerestricted byway · 538 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 538 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Tight lanerestricted byway · 817 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 817 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Tight lanerestricted byway · 4 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 4 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Dairy Farm, Sherborne

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Dairy Farm, Sherborne

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Nearby places

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✦SHERBORNE HOUSEHistoric site500 m→✦BARRINGTON PARKHistoric site3.1 km→✦LODGE PARKHistoric site3.4 km→✦Windrush CampHistoric site2.1 km→✦Windrush campHistoric site2.1 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3.8 km→

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