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Bowl barrow: one of a group of eight round barrows in Milston Down Wood

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📷 Rebecca A Wills · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.21930, -1.70383

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Cuckoo
  • ✦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

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Cuckoo, Magpie +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Blackbird, Cuckoo, Magpie +68 more · last seen 2026; Lowland calcareous grassland priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Gatekeeper +50 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Chicory, Quaking-grass, Big Shaggy-moss +17 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Sarsen WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

12 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 route10 m
Named routeRef 45Length 10 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route88 m
Named routeRef 45Length 88 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route833 m
Named routeRef 45Length 833 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.8 km
Named routeRef 45Length 3.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Milston Drovebyway open to all traffic · 3.5 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 3.5 kmPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Milston Down, Wiltshire

📷 Rebecca A Wills · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Milston Down, Wiltshire

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Figheldean Down prehistoric landscapeHistoric site2.6 km→🐄Rare Breeds FarmVisitor farm4.5 km→✦The Weather Hill multiperiod landscape and associated linear earthworksHistoric site4.9 km→✦Boundary earthwork running south from Dunch Hill, through Brigmerston Plantation and Milston Down.Historic site600 m→✦Devil's ditch: boundary earthworkHistoric site1.2 km→✦Bowl barrow: one of a group of eight round barrows in Milston Down WoodHistoric site100 m→