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Bowl barrow 290m north east of the junction of Bokerley Dyke and a linear earthwork on Martin Down

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📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

50.97041, -1.93003

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin 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

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Field Grasshopper, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Meliscaeva auricollis +18 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Megapolitan Feather-moss, Chalk Rock-bristle, Wood Bristle-moss +67 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Megapolitan Feather-moss, Chalk Rock-bristle, Wood Bristle-moss +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cranborne Droves WayWalking route

The route of the Cranborne Droves Way walkers route between Win Green where it links with Wessex Ridgeway and Salisbury where it links with the Sarsen Way

Named routeRegional walking route
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

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fordingbridge Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Fordingbridge Off Road Cycle Trail (Shortcut)Mountain bike route
Named route
Cranborne Droves Way TrailMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

13 public paths nearby

Public paths
Townsend Lanebridleway · 321 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 321 mSurface grassPath type: track
Townsend Lanebridleway · 833 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 833 mPath type: path

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track on edge of Martin Down

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track on edge of Martin Down

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Two linear earthworks, two barrows and Iron Age and Romano-British settlements on Tidpit Common DownHistoric site2 km→✦BOVERIDGE HOUSE SCHOOLHistoric site4.8 km→✦Bokerley Dyke, and a section of Grim's Ditch, a section of a medieval boundary bank, and two bowl barrows on and north west of Martin DownHistoric site400 m→✦Long barrow south-west of Vernditch ChaseHistoric site2 km→✦Grim's Ditch: Old Lodge Copse to Toyd ClumpHistoric site4 km→✦Knighton Roman road (stretching from Reddish Gore to reservoir)Historic site4.3 km→

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