Multi-period landscape including an Iron Age or Romano British settlement, part of an associated field system, six bowl barrows and an enclosure 600m south east of Langford Farm 21 ha
Plan your visit
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife✦ Heritage
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 21 ha
Getting here
50.75859, -2.50519
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
▾ 🐦 71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Peregrine and Hobby ✦ 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
🐦 71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Peregrine and Hobby ✦ 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 — Peregrine, Hobby, Barn Owl +68 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Peregrine, Hobby, Barn Owl +68 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 — Red Admiral, Common Blue, Small White +183 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Macmillan Way Walking route 290 km ▾
Named route Ref MWA Length 290 km Listed length 461 Regional walking route
Show on map Frome Valley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Wessex Ridgeway Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WR Regional walking route
Show on map 45 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 26 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 26 National Cycle Network
Show on map Frome Valley Cycle Trail Cycling route ▾
Dorset trail
Named route Ref FVT Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 388 m ▾
Named route Ref 26 Length 388 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 463 m ▾
Named route Ref 26 Length 463 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 38 m ▾
Named route Ref 26 Length 38 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface rocky
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 148 m ▾
Named route Ref 26 Length 148 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Listed length 207km
Show on map 5 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Former settlement on Stratton Down
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Wildlife to spot
5,336 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,336 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Peregrine · Hobby · Green Sandpiper · Barn Owl · Pheasant +29
Peregrine Falco peregrinus Hobby Falco subbuteo Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Barn Owl Tyto alba Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea House Martin Delichon urbicum Raven Corvus corax Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Little Egret Egretta garzetta Herring Gull Larus argentatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dartford Warbler Curruca undata Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Blackbird Turdus merula Rock Dove Columba livia Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Otter · Badger · Roe Deer
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2024 Otter Lutra lutra2024 Badger Meles meles Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 🐝 Insects 13 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Swollen-thighed Beetle · Violet Oil-beetle · Hornet Hoverfly · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Great Green Bush-cricket +8
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Violet Oil-beetle Meloe violaceus Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Great Green Bush-cricket Tettigonia viridissima Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola Hedge Woundwort · Daisy · Meadowsweet · Hawthorn · Pineappleweed +24
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica Daisy Bellis perennis Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,336 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Peregrine · Hobby · Green Sandpiper · Barn Owl · Pheasant +29
Peregrine Falco peregrinus Hobby Falco subbuteo Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Barn Owl Tyto alba Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea House Martin Delichon urbicum Raven Corvus corax Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Little Egret Egretta garzetta Herring Gull Larus argentatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dartford Warbler Curruca undata Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Blackbird Turdus merula Rock Dove Columba livia Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Otter · Badger · Roe Deer
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2024 Otter Lutra lutra2024 Badger Meles meles Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 🐝 Insects 13 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Swollen-thighed Beetle · Violet Oil-beetle · Hornet Hoverfly · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Great Green Bush-cricket +8
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Violet Oil-beetle Meloe violaceus Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Great Green Bush-cricket Tettigonia viridissima Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola Hedge Woundwort · Daisy · Meadowsweet · Hawthorn · Pineappleweed +24
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica Daisy Bellis perennis Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus2024
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus2024
Stenurella melanura Stenurella melanura2024
Stenurella melanura Stenurella melanura2024
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Oil Beetle Meloe2024
Oil Beetle Meloe2024
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Common Comfrey Symphytum officinale
Common Comfrey Symphytum officinale
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum 