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Chalkpit Hill Plantation

22 ha

📷 Russel Wills · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome22 ha

Getting here

51.24147, -1.68154

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Pewsey Vale Circular WalkWalking route

The Pewsey Vale Tourism Partnership has launched a new long-distance walking, cycling and riding route with the Vale of Pewsey at its heart.

Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
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Cycling

4 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 route8.6 km
Named routeRef 45Length 8.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route7.5 km
Named routeRef 45Length 7.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Southern Transitbyway open to all traffic · 8.9 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 8.9 kmSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Military tracks on Chalkpit Hill

📷 Russel Wills · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Military tracks on Chalkpit Hill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Figheldean Down prehistoric landscapeHistoric site2.9 km→🌱Ludgershall CastleUrban park4.5 km→🌱Dewey's Lane Play AreaUrban park4.7 km→✦The Weather Hill multiperiod landscape and associated linear earthworksHistoric site3.4 km→✦Field system south of East EverleighHistoric site4.6 km→🌱Jubilee GardenUrban park4.7 km→

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