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Getting here
51.36794, -1.76235
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Great 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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Great 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
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Blackbird +77 more · last seen 2025
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Blackbird +77 more · last seen 2025; Lowland calcareous grassland priority habitat
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site with public access
Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Gymnopternus metallicus, Downlooker Snipefly +73 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Broad-leaved Dock, Creeping Buttercup +57 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Good match
Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
7 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
The RidgewayWalking route140 km
White Horse TrailWalking route
Kennet and Avon Canal TrailWalking route140 km
Rivers linked by a canal. The name refers to the entire navigable length. From Bristol the way is the Avon. The canal is from Bath to Newbury. From there to Reading the way is the Kennet. 53 locks to Summit Pound (150 m asl) and 54 down to Reading.
Pewsey Vale Circular WalkWalking route
The Pewsey Vale Tourism Partnership has launched a new long-distance walking, cycling and riding route with the Vale of Pewsey at its heart.
Mid Wilts WayWalking route
🚴Cycling
22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Mercian WayCycling route
Route 403Cycling route
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 4Cycling route
National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route
Alternative RouteCycling route142 m
Main RouteCycling route8.6 km
🐴Horse riding
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Wildlife to spot
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