Getting here
51.11134, -1.81838
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 308m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 308m away — 2 car parks within reach
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Collared Dove +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Collared Dove +71 more · last seen 2025
Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Western Honey Bee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers +24 more · last seen 2026
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Red Campion, Lesser Celandine, Shining Crane's-bill +19 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Red Campion, Lesser Celandine, Shining Crane's-bill +19 more · last seen 2026
Cycling
Good match
Named cycling route nearby: Mercian Way
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
5 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Clarendon WayWalking route
Winchester to Salisbury
Old Sarum WayWalking 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
Sarsen WayWalking route
Little Durnford Bridgepublic footpath · 23 m
The Avenuepublic footpath · 732 m
🚴Cycling
68 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Mercian WayCycling route
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km
Route 24Cycling route
National BywayCycling route
The Golden WayCycling route
Wiltshire Cycleway New Forest LinkCycling route
🚵Mountain biking
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
NCN 45 linkMountain bike route
King Alfred's WayMountain 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.
Cranborne Droves Way TrailMountain bike route
NCN 45 linkMountain bike route
🐴Horse riding
11 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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