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Dovecote 220m north of St Philip and St James's Church

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📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.30199, -2.32944

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🛝Playground 259m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +53 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood +103 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood +103 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Tender Feather-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Common Pocket-moss +58 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Tender Feather-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Common Pocket-moss +58 more · last seen 2023

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Limestone LinkWalking route58 km
Named routeRef LLLength 58 kmRegional walking route
Kennet and Avon Canal TrailWalking route140 km

Rivers linked by a canal. The name refers to the entire navigable length. From Bristol the way is the Avon. The canal is from Bath to Newbury. From there to Reading the way is the Kennet. 53 locks to Summit Pound (150 m asl) and 54 down to Reading.

Named routeRef K&ALength 140 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

27 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 24Cycling route
Named routeRef 24National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 4Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Colliers WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route114 m
Named routeLength 114 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Dovecote and house, Norton St Philip

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Dovecote and house, Norton St Philip

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✦ORCHARDLEIGHHistoric site4.7 km→✦Hinton Priory Carthusian charterhouse and associated water management featuresHistoric site3.3 km→✦IFORD MANORHistoric site4.3 km→✦Farleigh Hungerford CastleHistoric site3.4 km→✦Farleigh Hungerford CastleHistoric site3.4 km→✦The Falconry, Farleigh HungerfordHistoric site3.3 km→

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