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Field system and settlement north of Chapperton Down

9 ha

📷 Brian Robert Marshall · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

51.23580, -2.01076

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ✦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

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Green Tiger Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug +7 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Jay +29 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Jay +29 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — White Helleborine, Small Toadflax · last seen 2025; Plants — White Helleborine, Small Toadflax · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
White Horse TrailWalking route
Named routeRef WHTRegional walking route
Imber Range Perimeter PathWalking route
Named routeRef IRPPLocal walking route
Wessex RidgewayWalking route
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes 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
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route
Named routeListed length 207km

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View towards Chapperton Down, Wiltshire

📷 Brian Robert Marshall · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View towards Chapperton Down, Wiltshire

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Knook Castle hillfort and associated prehistoric and Romano-British landscapeHistoric site5 km→✦Long barrow south of Horse DownHistoric site2.9 km→✦Strip lynchet system east of Three Corner FirsHistoric site4.2 km→✦Chapperton Down Prehistoric and Romano-British LandscapeHistoric site1 km→✦White BarrowHistoric site4.3 km→✦White Barrow, a long barrowHistoric site4.3 km→

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