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HeritageWildlifeDogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
51.21344, -1.69057
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🚴Cycling
v9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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vCycling
Mercian WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km▾
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route88 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 88 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km▾
Named routeRef 45Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route578 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 578 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route139 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 139 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
🐴Horse riding
v9 public paths nearby
Public paths
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vHorse riding
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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
✦Figheldean Down prehistoric landscapeHistoric site3.6 km→🐄Rare Breeds FarmVisitor farm3.9 km→✦WILBURY HOUSEHistoric site4.9 km→✦Devil's ditch: boundary earthworkHistoric site100 m→✦Boundary earthwork running south from Dunch Hill, through Brigmerston Plantation and Milston Down.Historic site1.6 km→✦Bowl barrow: one of a group of eight round barrows in Milston Down WoodHistoric site1.1 km→