Getting here
51.36464, -1.59319
Best for
3 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
7
3 named nearby · 4 public paths
Named routePublic access
🚴
Cycling
15
15 named nearby
Named route
🚵
Mountain biking
1
1 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
1
1 public path
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Kennet and Avon Canal Trail · Walking140 km
Pewsey Vale Circular Walk · Walking0
Wiltshire Cycleway · Cycling155 km
Route 403 · Cycling0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Wildlife to spot
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
🌱Shalbourne Sports GroundUrban park3.4 km→✦Sections of Wansdyke in Jockey Copse and Round CopseHistoric site1.4 km→✦Wansdyke: Daniel's Lane sectionHistoric site4.1 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds1.5 km→✦Bowl barrow 100m north of Great Botley CopseHistoric site2.7 km→✦Marten deserted medieval village and moated site.Historic site2.8 km→