Earthwork enclosure in Great Ridge wood, 350m north east of Point Pond
2 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
51.12665, -2.10113
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kestrel and Blackbird
- ✦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
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kestrel and Blackbird
- ✦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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Kestrel, Blackbird, Robin +57 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Kestrel, Blackbird, Robin +57 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Gatekeeper +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Yellow Pimpernel, Selfheal +87 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Wessex RidgewayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 24Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 24National Cycle Network
National Byway (Tisbury Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route12.1 km▾
Named routeRef 24Length 12.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeListed length 207km
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Wessex Ridgeway heading North through Great Ridge Wood
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
2,869 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,869 records · National Biodiversity NetworkKestrel · Long-tailed Tit · Great Tit · Goldfinch · Blackbird +21
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
Slow-worm
Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Small White · Ringlet · Green-veined White +20
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
- PeacockAglais io
Yellow Pimpernel · Bee Orchid
- Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,869 records · National Biodiversity NetworkKestrel · Long-tailed Tit · Great Tit · Goldfinch · Blackbird +21
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
Slow-worm
Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Small White · Ringlet · Green-veined White +20
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
- PeacockAglais io
Yellow Pimpernel · Bee Orchid
- Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2023Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2023Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosusSmall Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius roboretanusSmall Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius roboretanusLarge WhitePieris brassicae2024Large WhitePieris brassicae2024Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja2023Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja2023Painted LadyVanessa cardui2023Painted LadyVanessa cardui2023Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisMeadow Cranesbill WeevilZacladus geraniiMeadow Cranesbill WeevilZacladus geraniiOmosita colonOmosita colonOmosita colonOmosita colonLarge SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2023Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2023Brown ArgusAricia agestis2023Brown ArgusAricia agestis2023Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2023Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2023Events & activities nearby
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