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Field system on Green Down

18 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome18 ha

Getting here

50.83741, -2.29019

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Tawny Owl, Wren, Marsh Tit +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tawny Owl, Wren, Marsh Tit +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Green-veined White +24 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wessex RidgewayWalking route
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
North Dorset Cycle WayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route
Named routeListed length 207km

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Milton AbbeyHistoric site800 m→✦Cultivation remains on Thomas's Hill and E of HiltonHistoric site1.4 km→🌱Jubilee OrchardUrban park2.3 km→🌱Millennium GreenUrban park2.3 km→✦Earthworks on Houghton South Down, including group of three round barrowsHistoric site1.4 km→✦Deserted town of Milton AbbasHistoric site2.4 km→

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