Linear boundary earthwork and associated field system on Cherhill Down 8 ha
Plan your visit
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife✦ Heritage
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
Getting here
51.42510, -1.91071
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Archaeological site scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tree Sparrow and Woodpigeon ✦ 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
🐦 58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tree Sparrow and Woodpigeon ✦ 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 — Tree Sparrow, Woodpigeon, Wren +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Tree Sparrow, Woodpigeon, Wren +55 more · last seen 2026; 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 — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Wall +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Betony, Field Scabious, Devil's-bit Scabious +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Wansdyke Path Walking route 13 km ▾
https://ldwa.org.uk/ldp/downloads/WPdirections,MborotoSmallgrainSept2020.pdf
https://ldwa.org.uk/ldp/downloads/WPdirections,SmallgraintoMboroSept2020.pdf
Named route Length 13 km Local walking route
Show on map Wessex Ridgeway Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WR Regional walking route
Show on map White Horse Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WHT Regional walking route
Show on map Pewsey Vale Circular Walk Walking 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.
Named route Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Mid Wilts Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref MWW Regional walking route
Show on map 23 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 403 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 403 National Cycle Network
Show on map Wiltshire Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 280 m ▾
Named route Ref 403 Length 280 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 378 m ▾
Named route Ref 403 Length 378 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 109 m ▾
Named route Ref 403 Length 109 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Listed length 207km
Show on map King Alfred's Way Mountain bike route ▾
King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map 17 public paths nearby
Public paths
Old Bath Road bridleway · 1.6 km ▾
Public path bridleway Length 1.6 km Surface dirt Path type: track
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Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Wart-biter Decticus verrucivorus
Wart-biter Decticus verrucivorus
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana
Slender-footed Robberfly Leptarthrus brevirostris
Slender-footed Robberfly Leptarthrus brevirostris
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 2025
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Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Round-headed Rampion Phyteuma orbiculare2025
Round-headed Rampion Phyteuma orbiculare2025
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Wild Carrot Daucus carota2025
Wild Carrot Daucus carota2025
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2025
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2025
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Chicory Cichorium intybus2025
Chicory Cichorium intybus2025
Wild Mignonette Reseda lutea2025
Wild Mignonette Reseda lutea2025
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2025
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2025
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2025
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2025
Raspberry Rubus idaeus2025
Raspberry Rubus idaeus2025
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2025
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2025
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2025
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2025
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2025
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2025
Horseshoe Vetch Hippocrepis comosa2025
Horseshoe Vetch Hippocrepis comosa2025
Spotted Dead-nettle Lamium maculatum2025
Spotted Dead-nettle Lamium maculatum2025
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana2025
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana2025
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025
Gorse Ulex europaeus2024
Gorse Ulex europaeus2024
Spindle Euonymus europaeus2024
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