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Gran's Barrow

📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsHeritage
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

50.97751, -1.87306

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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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Skylark, Yellowhammer +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Skylark, Yellowhammer +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Field Madder, Common Nettle, Yorkshire-fog +208 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Field Madder, Common Nettle, Yorkshire-fog +208 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Hogweed +16 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Glow-worm, Liparus coronatus, Cuckoo-Spit Insect +23 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Glow-worm, Liparus coronatus, Cuckoo-Spit Insect +23 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cranborne Droves WayWalking route

The route of the Cranborne Droves Way walkers route between Win Green where it links with Wessex Ridgeway and Salisbury where it links with the Sarsen Way

Named routeRegional walking route
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Hardy WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Downton spurCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Fordingbridge to SalisburyCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fordingbridge Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Fordingbridge Off Road Cycle Trail (Shortcut)Mountain bike route
Named route
Cranborne Droves Way TrailMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Toyd Down, Knap Barrow

📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Toyd Down, Knap Barrow

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Two linear earthworks, two barrows and Iron Age and Romano-British settlements on Tidpit Common DownHistoric site2.8 km→✦Medieval manorial buildings (uninhabited parts)Historic site2.9 km→✦Grim's Ditch: Old Lodge Copse to Toyd ClumpHistoric site3.1 km→✦Whitsbury hillfortHistoric site3.8 km→✦Knighton Roman road (stretching from Reddish Gore to reservoir)Historic site4.3 km→✦Grim's DitchHistoric site4.3 km→

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