Enclosed Iron Age farmstead and part of an associated field system 215m west of New Barn
6 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
50.78675, -2.55494
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Grey Wagtail and Dipper
- ✦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
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Grey Wagtail and Dipper
- ✦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 — Grey Wagtail, Dipper, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Grey Wagtail, Dipper, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Gatekeeper +27 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Elegant Bristle-moss, Common Pocket-moss, Long-beaked Water Feather-moss +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Frome Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Wessex RidgewayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Drift Roadpublic footpath · 794 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 794 mPath type: track
32 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 26Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
Frome Valley Cycle TrailCycling route▾
Dorset trail
Named routeRef FVTLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route388 m▾
Named routeRef 26Length 388 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route463 m▾
Named routeRef 26Length 463 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route38 m▾
Named routeRef 26Length 38 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface rocky
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km▾
Named routeRef 26Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeListed length 207km
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Drift Roadbridleway · 624 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 624 mPath type: track
Drift Roadbridleway · 16 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 16 mPath type: track
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Horses, New Barn, Maiden Newton
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Dilated Scalewort
Dilated Scalewort
Frullania dilatata
Frullania dilatata
Sand Feather-mossBrachythecium mildeanumSand Feather-mossBrachythecium mildeanumBlunt Feather-mossHomalia trichomanoidesBlunt Feather-mossHomalia trichomanoidesFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumFlat NeckeraNeckera complanataFlat NeckeraNeckera complanataBeech Feather-mossCirriphyllum crassinerviumBeech Feather-mossCirriphyllum crassinerviumMinute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissimaMinute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissimaBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeDwarf Feather-mossMicroeurhynchium pumilumDwarf Feather-mossMicroeurhynchium pumilumFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaPink-fruited Thread-mossPohlia melanodonPink-fruited Thread-mossPohlia melanodonSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansSmall Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia laevipilaSmall Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia laevipilaStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumGreen Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimusGreen Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimusClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumEndive PelliaPellia endiviifoliaEndive PelliaPellia endiviifoliaThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumLyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyelliiLyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyelliiSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSlender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroidesSlender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroidesEven ScalewortRadula complanataEven ScalewortRadula complanataYellow Feather-mossHomalothecium lutescensYellow Feather-mossHomalothecium lutescensCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataField Forklet-mossDicranella staphylinaField Forklet-mossDicranella staphylinaUlota crispa s.str.Ulota crispa s.str.Ulota crispa s.str.Ulota crispa s.str.Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaVariable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophyllaVariable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophyllaGreen Pocket-mossFissidens viridulusGreen Pocket-mossFissidens viridulusSilver-mossBryum argenteumSilver-mossBryum argenteumCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusCommon PottiaTortula truncataCommon PottiaTortula truncataRambling Tail-mossAnomodon viticulosusRambling Tail-mossAnomodon viticulosusGreat Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicumGreat Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicumPrince-of-Wales Feather-mossNeckera smithiiPrince-of-Wales Feather-mossNeckera smithiiWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisNicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsoniiNicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsoniiTender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenellaTender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenellaBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum