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Norsebury Ring hillfort

7 ha

📷 M J Richardson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome7 ha

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51.15792, -1.29908

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldfinch and Moorhen
✦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

🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldfinch and Moorhen
✦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

4 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Goldfinch, Moorhen, Blue Tit +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Goldfinch, Moorhen, Blue Tit +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Birds — Goldfinch, Moorhen, Blue Tit +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Ox Drove WayWalking route

Named route

Norseburypublic footpath · 46 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 46 mSurface pavedPath type: service

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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Blackwood Forest Seasons Trail (Blue Route)Cycling route3.8 km

Named routeLength 3.8 km

Whitchurch Jubilee 2012Cycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Blackwood Forest Connecting TrailCycling route1 km

Named routeLength 1 km

Forest Holidays Trim TrailCycling route3.2 km

Named routeLength 3.2 km

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Mountain biking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Sparsholt Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route

Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails

Candovers Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route

Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails

Winchester Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route

Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails

Micheldever Station Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route

Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails

The Ox Drove mountain bike routeMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

16,733 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

16,733 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

autumnwinter

2025

Moorhen · Collared Dove · Pied Wagtail · Blue Tit · Robin +56

MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Great TitParus major
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
MagpiePica pica
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
BuzzardButeo buteo
RookCorvus frugilegus
SiskinSpinus spinus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
NuthatchSitta europaea
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Coal TitPeriparus ater
CootFulica atra
LinnetLinaria cannabina
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Water RailRallus aquaticus
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
JayGarrulus glandarius
RavenCorvus corax
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GadwallMareca strepera
Little OwlAthene noctua
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea
KingfisherAlcedo atthis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

16,733 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

autumnwinter

2025

Moorhen · Collared Dove · Pied Wagtail · Blue Tit · Robin +56

MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Great TitParus major
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
MagpiePica pica
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
BuzzardButeo buteo
RookCorvus frugilegus
SiskinSpinus spinus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
NuthatchSitta europaea
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Coal TitPeriparus ater
CootFulica atra
LinnetLinaria cannabina
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Water RailRallus aquaticus
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
JayGarrulus glandarius
RavenCorvus corax
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GadwallMareca strepera
Little OwlAthene noctua
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea
KingfisherAlcedo atthis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 M J Richardson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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