🐦46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Yellowhammer and Peregrine
✦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
🐦46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Yellowhammer and Peregrine
✦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
11 activities
🦅
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Yellowhammer, Peregrine, Rook +43 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Yellowhammer, Peregrine, Rook +43 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
✦
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site with public access
Free
🍄
Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Velvet Rollrim, Bonet Odro, Bilious Bolete +61 more · last seen 2019
Varies
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Small White +78 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lizard Orchid, Lesser Celandine, Wood Anemone +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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3 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
🚴
Cycling
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2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km▾
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
National BywayCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
🚵
Mountain biking
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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
🐴
Horse riding
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11 public paths nearby
Public paths
Ox Drovebyway open to all traffic · 1.4 km▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.4 kmSurface dirtPath type: track
Ox Drovebyway open to all traffic · 2.3 km▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 2.3 kmSurface dirtPath type: track
