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East Ilsley Down round barrows

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Pied Wagtail
✦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

🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Pied Wagtail
✦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

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Pied Wagtail, Woodpigeon +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Pied Wagtail, Woodpigeon +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Orchard Ermine, Spindle Ermine · last seen 2025; Insects — Orchard Ermine, Spindle Ermine · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

The RidgewayWalking route140 km

Named routeRef RWLength 140 kmNational walking route

The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km

Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Eling WayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

King Alfred's WayMountain bike route

King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.

Named routeRegional cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

Dennisford Roadbyway open to all traffic · 2 km

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 2 kmPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

10,141 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

10,141 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds79 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Blackbird · Pied Wagtail · Woodpigeon · Rook · Pheasant +74

BlackbirdTurdus merula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RookCorvus frugilegus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
LapwingVanellus vanellus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MagpiePica pica
JackdawColoeus monedula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Stock DoveColumba oenas
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BuzzardButeo buteo
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Great TitParus major
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Rock DoveColumba livia
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
SwallowHirundo rustica
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GadwallMareca strepera
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Common GullLarus canus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
RedwingTurdus iliacus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
White WagtailMotacilla alba alba
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
CootFulica atra
NuthatchSitta europaea
TealAnas crecca
JayGarrulus glandarius
SwiftApus apus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans
Barn OwlTyto alba
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
DunlinCalidris alpina
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
RavenCorvus corax
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Blue-headed WagtailMotacilla flava flava
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
Dendrocopos major anglicusDendrocopos major anglicus

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Mammals9 species

summer

2025

Roe Deer · Muntjac · Brown Hare · Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat +4

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Brown HareLepus europaeus
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Fallow DeerDama dama
MoleTalpa europaea

🐝

Insects2 species

spring

2025

Orchard Ermine · Spindle Ermine

Orchard ErmineYponomeuta padella
Spindle ErmineYponomeuta cagnagella

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,141 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds79 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Blackbird · Pied Wagtail · Woodpigeon · Rook · Pheasant +74

BlackbirdTurdus merula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RookCorvus frugilegus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
LapwingVanellus vanellus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MagpiePica pica
JackdawColoeus monedula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Stock DoveColumba oenas
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BuzzardButeo buteo
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Great TitParus major
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Rock DoveColumba livia
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
SwallowHirundo rustica
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GadwallMareca strepera
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Common GullLarus canus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
RedwingTurdus iliacus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
White WagtailMotacilla alba alba
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
CootFulica atra
NuthatchSitta europaea
TealAnas crecca
JayGarrulus glandarius
SwiftApus apus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans
Barn OwlTyto alba
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
DunlinCalidris alpina
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
RavenCorvus corax
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Blue-headed WagtailMotacilla flava flava
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
Dendrocopos major anglicusDendrocopos major anglicus

🦌

Mammals9 species

summer

2025

Roe Deer · Muntjac · Brown Hare · Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat +4

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Brown HareLepus europaeus
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Fallow DeerDama dama
MoleTalpa europaea

🐝

Insects2 species

spring

2025

Orchard Ermine · Spindle Ermine

Orchard ErmineYponomeuta padella
Spindle ErmineYponomeuta cagnagella

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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🌱Millennium GreenUrban park1.4 km→🌱East Ilsley (Millennium Green)Urban park1.4 km→⛪St Mary and St Nicholas's ChurchReligious grounds2.3 km→✦Perborough CastleHistoric site3 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds5 km→

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