Medieval field system 50 ha
Plan your visit
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife✦ Heritage
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 50 ha
Getting here
51.10009, -2.24815
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
▾ 🐦 62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Corn Bunting and Rook ✦ 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
🐦 62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Corn Bunting and Rook ✦ 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 — Corn Bunting, Rook, Carrion Crow +59 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Corn Bunting, Rook, Carrion Crow +59 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland 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 — Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Sericostoma personatum, Small White +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Field Bindweed, Meadow Vetchling, Yarrow +190 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Monarch's Way Walking route 990 km ▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named route Ref MW Length 990 km Regional walking route
Show on map Mid Wilts Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref MWW Regional walking route
Show on map Stour Valley Way Walking route 100 km ▾
Named route Ref SVW Length 100 km Regional walking route
Show on map 17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wiltshire Cycleway Cycling route 155 km ▾
Named route Ref WC Length 155 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 25 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 25 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map North Dorset Cycle Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map National Byway (proposed South West) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 282 m ▾
Named route Ref 25 Length 282 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
6,882 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,882 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Raven · Carrion Crow · Rook · Meadow Pipit · Stonechat +43
Raven Corvus corax Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Starling Sturnus vulgaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum Swallow Hirundo rustica Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2022 Siskin Spinus spinus2022 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2022 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2022 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Field Vole · Harvest Mouse · Brown Hare
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Field Vole Microtus agrestis Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2022 🐝 Insects 27 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · Common Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly +22
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Wild Onion · Great Scented Liverwort · Field Bindweed · Meadow Vetchling · Meadowsweet +7
Wild Onion Allium vineale Great Scented Liverwort Conocephalum conicum Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,882 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Raven · Carrion Crow · Rook · Meadow Pipit · Stonechat +43
Raven Corvus corax Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Starling Sturnus vulgaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum Swallow Hirundo rustica Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2022 Siskin Spinus spinus2022 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2022 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2022 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Field Vole · Harvest Mouse · Brown Hare
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Field Vole Microtus agrestis Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2022 🐝 Insects 27 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · Common Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly +22
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Wild Onion · Great Scented Liverwort · Field Bindweed · Meadow Vetchling · Meadowsweet +7
Wild Onion Allium vineale Great Scented Liverwort Conocephalum conicum Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Silba fumosa Silba fumosa
Silba fumosa Silba fumosa
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2024
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2024
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2023
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2023
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2023
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2023 2024
2024
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2024
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2024
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2023
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2023
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2023
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2023
Cleavers Galium aparine2022
Cleavers Galium aparine2022
Eastern Sowbread Cyclamen coum2022
Eastern Sowbread Cyclamen coum2022 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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