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Bowry Walls Hillfort

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51.30786, -1.24667

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon 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

🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon 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

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Wren +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Wren +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Blue, Small Heath, Small White +33 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue, Small Heath, Small White +33 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Wayfarers WalkWalking route

Walbury Hill, Berkshire to Emsworth, Hampshire

Named routeRegional walking route

The Brenda Parker WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Watership Down TrailWalking route

Named routeRound tripRegional walking route

Freemantle Park Farmpublic footpath · 63 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 63 mSurface pavedPath type: service

Freemantle Park Farmpublic footpath · 810 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 810 mSurface pavedPath type: service

🚵

Mountain biking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Basingstoke Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route

Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails

Watership Down Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route

Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails

Watership Down (Cycling Discoveries for Mountain Bikes in and Around North Hampshire)Mountain bike route

Named routeRef 1: Watership Down

Whitchurch Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route

Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails

Cycling Discoveries in North HampshireMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

6,453 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,453 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Woodpigeon · Skylark · Blackbird · Robin · Wren +48

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
RookCorvus frugilegus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Great TitParus major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
NuthatchSitta europaea
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RavenCorvus corax
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JackdawColoeus monedula
WhitethroatCurruca communis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
MagpiePica pica
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Barn OwlTyto alba
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Stock DoveColumba oenas
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
SwiftApus apus2024
QuailCoturnix coturnix2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024

🦌

Mammals4 species

summerautumn

2025

Brown Hare · Muntjac · Roe Deer · Rabbit

Brown HareLepus europaeus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024

🐝

Insects2 species

summerautumn

2025

Praying Mantis · Garden Chafer

Praying MantisMantis religiosa
Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,453 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Woodpigeon · Skylark · Blackbird · Robin · Wren +48

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
RookCorvus frugilegus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Great TitParus major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
NuthatchSitta europaea
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RavenCorvus corax
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JackdawColoeus monedula
WhitethroatCurruca communis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
MagpiePica pica
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Barn OwlTyto alba
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Stock DoveColumba oenas
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
SwiftApus apus2024
QuailCoturnix coturnix2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024

🦌

Mammals4 species

summerautumn

2025

Brown Hare · Muntjac · Roe Deer · Rabbit

Brown HareLepus europaeus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024

🐝

Insects2 species

summerautumn

2025

Praying Mantis · Garden Chafer

Praying MantisMantis religiosa
Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 dinglefoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Kingsclere Recreation GroundUrban park1.6 km→🌱St Mary's ChurchUrban park1.8 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds1.9 km→🌱Kingsclere Holding FieldUrban park2 km→⚽Michaels FieldPlaying field2.1 km→🌱Basingstoke Road FieldUrban park2.1 km→

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