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Grovely Ditch

6 ha

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

51.09924, -1.89887

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler 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

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Shoveler, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit +82 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Mammals — Grey Squirrel, Red Fox, Roe Deer +15 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Glow-worm, Large Scabious Mining Bee, Rugged Oil-beetle +139 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bastard-toadflax, Hawthorn, Bugle +40 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Old Sarum WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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
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Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 24Cycling route
Named routeRef 24National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
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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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Cranborne Droves Way TrailMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

11 public paths nearby

Public paths
First Broad Drivebridleway · 551 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 551 mSurface compactedPath type: track
First Broad Drivebridleway · 275 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 275 mSurface compactedPath type: track
First Broad Drivebridleway · 2.1 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 2.1 kmSurface compactedPath type: track
First Broad Drivebridleway · 423 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 423 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Pigsties on Grovely Hill

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pigsties on Grovely Hill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦WILTONHistoric site4.2 km→✦Grovely Castle and earthworks N of Grovely WoodHistoric site2.6 km→✦Hamshill ditches and field systemHistoric site1 km→⛪St Mary and St Nicholas's ChurchReligious grounds3.1 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.3 km→✦Heath Wood earthworkHistoric site500 m→