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Earthwork on Paven Hill

6 ha

📷 Vieve Forward · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeHeritageBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

51.59244, -1.88446

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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
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pochard +45 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pochard +45 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Southern Hawker · last seen 2024; Insects — Southern Hawker · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
Millennium TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Upper Pavenhillpublic footpath · 10 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 10 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Cycling

43 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
Tadpole RoundCycling route9.1 km
Named routeRef TRLength 9.1 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
(45)Cycling route

National Cycle Network link route between NCN 45 and Swindon station

Named routeRef (45)Local cycle route
Haydon RoundCycling route11.8 km
Named routeRef HRLength 11.8 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
West Swindon RoundCycling route11.3 km
Named routeRef WSRLength 11.3 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
The Commonbyway open to all traffic · 139 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 139 mSurface compactedPath type: service
The Commonbyway open to all traffic · 263 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 263 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Hoggs Lanebyway open to all traffic · 314 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 314 mSurface compactedPath type: unclassified
The Commonbyway open to all traffic · 77 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 77 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Vasterne Hillbyway open to all traffic · 534 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 534 mSurface compactedPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Thatched cottage, Vasterne Hill, Purton

📷 Vieve Forward · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Thatched cottage, Vasterne Hill, Purton

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Lydiard ParkUrban park3.9 km→🏞️LYDIARD PARKCountry park3.8 km→🌱Walled GardenUrban park4 km→🌱Jubilee LakeUrban park4.5 km→✦LYDIARD PARKHistoric site3.8 km→🦉JUBILEE LAKENature reserve4.6 km→

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