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Field system on Wylye Down

90 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeInsects
Free entryDogs welcome90 ha

Getting here

51.12272, -1.99963

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
  • ✦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

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Jackdaw +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Jackdaw +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Polydrusus formosus, Ferdinandea · last seen 2025

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

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 24Cycling route
Named routeRef 24National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route177 m
Named routeRef 24Length 177 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.4 km
Named routeRef 24Length 3.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 24Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 24Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Ox Drovebyway open to all traffic · 478 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 478 mSurface concretePath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wheat on Wylye Down

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wheat on Wylye Down

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦DINTON PARK (PHILIPPS HOUSE)Historic site4.2 km→✦Romano-British village N of Stockton WoodHistoric site3.1 km→✦Hanging Langford camp and Church-end RingHistoric site1.3 km→✦Ditch, 343yds (310m) ENE of East Farm Cottages to 800yds (730m) NW of St Martin's ChapelHistoric site1.4 km→🌱Dinton ParkUrban park4.3 km→✦The Bake and Wylye Down milestonesHistoric site1.4 km→

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