Field system W of Fore Hill
5 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
50.77730, -2.56420
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦90+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Dipper and Grey Wagtail
- ✦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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦90+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Dipper and Grey Wagtail
- ✦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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Dipper, Grey Wagtail, Blackbird +87 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Dipper, Grey Wagtail, Blackbird +87 more · last seen 2025; Lowland calcareous grassland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Large White +34 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Common Pocket-moss, Elegant Bristle-moss +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Frome Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Wessex RidgewayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Drift Roadpublic footpath · 794 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 794 mPath type: track
Stanstead Roadpublic footpath · 203 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 203 mPath type: residential
32 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 26Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
Frome Valley Cycle TrailCycling route▾
Dorset trail
Named routeRef FVTLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route388 m▾
Named routeRef 26Length 388 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route463 m▾
Named routeRef 26Length 463 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route38 m▾
Named routeRef 26Length 38 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface rocky
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km▾
Named routeRef 26Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeListed length 207km
9 public paths nearby
Public paths
Station Roadbridleway · 103 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 103 mPath type: unclassified
Drift Roadbridleway · 20 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 20 mPath type: track
Drift Roadbridleway · 631 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 631 mPath type: track
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Wildlife to spot
7,806 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,806 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
springautumn
2025▾
Grey Wagtail · Robin · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blackbird +45
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MagpiePica pica
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SwiftApus apus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- RavenCorvus corax
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Elegant Bristle-moss · Common Pocket-moss · Wavy Beard-moss · Long-beaked Water Feather-moss · Many-fruited Thyme-moss +49
- Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum
- Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
- Wavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosus
- Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides
- Many-fruited Thyme-mossPlagiomnium affine
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,806 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
springautumn
2025▾
Grey Wagtail · Robin · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blackbird +45
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MagpiePica pica
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SwiftApus apus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- RavenCorvus corax
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Elegant Bristle-moss · Common Pocket-moss · Wavy Beard-moss · Long-beaked Water Feather-moss · Many-fruited Thyme-moss +49
- Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum
- Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
- Wavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosus
- Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides
- Many-fruited Thyme-mossPlagiomnium affine
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dilated Scalewort
Dilated Scalewort
Frullania dilatata
Frullania dilatata
Sand Feather-mossBrachythecium mildeanumSand Feather-mossBrachythecium mildeanumBlunt Feather-mossHomalia trichomanoidesBlunt Feather-mossHomalia trichomanoidesWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisNicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsoniiNicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsoniiTender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenellaTender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenellaBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumFlat NeckeraNeckera complanataFlat NeckeraNeckera complanataBeech Feather-mossCirriphyllum crassinerviumBeech Feather-mossCirriphyllum crassinerviumMinute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissimaMinute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissimaBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeDwarf Feather-mossMicroeurhynchium pumilumDwarf Feather-mossMicroeurhynchium pumilumFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaPink-fruited Thread-mossPohlia melanodonPink-fruited Thread-mossPohlia melanodonSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansSmall Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia laevipilaSmall Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia laevipilaStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumGreen Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimusGreen Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimusClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumEndive PelliaPellia endiviifoliaEndive PelliaPellia endiviifoliaThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumLyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyelliiLyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyelliiSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSlender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroidesSlender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroidesEven ScalewortRadula complanataEven ScalewortRadula complanataYellow Feather-mossHomalothecium lutescensYellow Feather-mossHomalothecium lutescensCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataField Forklet-mossDicranella staphylinaField Forklet-mossDicranella staphylinaUlota crispa s.str.Ulota crispa s.str.Ulota crispa s.str.Ulota crispa s.str.Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaVariable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophyllaVariable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophyllaGreen Pocket-mossFissidens viridulusGreen Pocket-mossFissidens viridulusSilver-mossBryum argenteumSilver-mossBryum argenteumCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusCommon PottiaTortula truncataCommon PottiaTortula truncataRambling Tail-mossAnomodon viticulosusRambling Tail-mossAnomodon viticulosusGreat Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicumGreat Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicumPrince-of-Wales Feather-mossNeckera smithiiPrince-of-Wales Feather-mossNeckera smithii