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✦ Historic site
Romano-British and Iron Age buildings, field system and hollow ways in the southern part of Holt Down Plantation
31 ha
Getting here
50.95372, -0.97397
Best for
5 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Hiking
Free72%Named hiking route nearby: European walking route E9, Milford on Sea to Queen Elizabeth Country Park
Mountain biking
Varies72%Named MTB route nearby: South Downs Way
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
20
13 named nearby · 7 public paths
Named routePublic access
🚴
Cycling
55
55 named nearby
Named route
🚵
Mountain biking
9
9 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
15
15 public paths
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Monarch's Way · Walking990 km
South Downs Way · Walking160 km
Staunton Way · Walking0
Hangers Way · Walking0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
Forest Drive · public footpath
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Wildlife to spot
Photos
Harvesting begins on a field adjacent to Queen Elizabeth Country Park
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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
🌱Queen Elizabeth Country ParkUrban park1.7 km→🌱Parsonage FieldUrban park4.2 km→✦A hilltop enclosed by Iron Age cross dykes, an associated field system and Bronze Age barrows at Butser HillHistoric site2.4 km→🌱Down Farm Park AllotmentsUrban park1.5 km→🌱Downs ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Queen Elizabeth Country ParkUrban park1.7 km→