Getting here
51.01512, -1.91829
Best for
4 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Mountain biking
Varies60%Named MTB route nearby: Cranborne Droves Way Trail
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
6
2 named nearby · 4 public paths
Named routePublic access
🚴
Cycling
2
2 named nearby
Named route
🚵
Mountain biking
3
3 named nearby
Named route
Named routes and paths nearby
Old Sarum Way · Walking0
Cranborne Droves Way · Walking0
Wiltshire Cycleway · Cycling155 km
National Byway · Cycling0
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
✦Grim's Ditch: Old Lodge Copse to Toyd ClumpHistoric site2.2 km→✦Field system on Stoke DownHistoric site3 km→✦Long barrow south-west of Vernditch ChaseHistoric site4.2 km→✦Knighton Roman road (stretching from Reddish Gore to reservoir)Historic site1 km→✦Bury Orchard ditchHistoric site2.1 km→✦Roman road north east of Vernditch Chase: part of the Roman road between Sorviodunum (Old Sarum) and Vindocladia (Badbury)Historic site2.4 km→