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🦅 Birds✦ Heritage🦉 Wildlife
Public access Dogs welcome 20 ha
Getting here
51.42227, -1.93028
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kestrel and Linnet ✦ 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
🐦 48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kestrel and Linnet ✦ 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 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Kestrel, Linnet, Magpie +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access; Grade II* listed building: THE LANSDOWNE MONUMENT
Free
Birds — Kestrel, Linnet, Magpie +45 more · last seen 2025; Lowland calcareous grassland priority habitat
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Wall +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Field Scabious, Woolly Thistle, Common Toadflax +24 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths 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 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 Wessex Ridgeway Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WR Regional walking route
Show on map 26 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Wiltshire Cycleway, Pewsey Vale Cycling route ▾
Named route Point-to-point 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
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 Wessex Ridgeway Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Listed length 207km
Show on map 15 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Earthworks at Oldbury Castle
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Wildlife to spot
20,479 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,479 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Magpie · Stock Dove · Woodpigeon · Wren · Red-legged Partridge +42
Magpie Pica pica Stock Dove Columba oenas Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Rook Corvus frugilegus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Linnet Linaria cannabina Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Skylark Alauda arvensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Redwing Turdus iliacus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Dunnock Prunella modularis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Emberiza citrinella caliginosa Emberiza citrinella caliginosa House Martin Delichon urbicum Sand Martin Riparia riparia Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Siskin Spinus spinus Swift Apus apus Swallow Hirundo rustica Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Muntjac · Red Deer · Badger · Hedgehog +1
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Red Deer Cervus elaphus Badger Meles meles Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Brown Hare Meadow Brown · Adonis Blue · Large White · Common Blue · Comma +11
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Adonis Blue Polyommatus bellargus2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024 Comma Polygonia c-album2024 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta 🌿 Plants 12 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Toadflax · Field Scabious · Harebell · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Chicory +7
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris Field Scabious Knautia arvensis Harebell Campanula rotundifolia Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Chicory Cichorium intybus Wild Mignonette Reseda lutea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,479 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Magpie · Stock Dove · Woodpigeon · Wren · Red-legged Partridge +42
Magpie Pica pica Stock Dove Columba oenas Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Rook Corvus frugilegus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Linnet Linaria cannabina Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Skylark Alauda arvensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Redwing Turdus iliacus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Dunnock Prunella modularis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Emberiza citrinella caliginosa Emberiza citrinella caliginosa House Martin Delichon urbicum Sand Martin Riparia riparia Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Siskin Spinus spinus Swift Apus apus Swallow Hirundo rustica Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Muntjac · Red Deer · Badger · Hedgehog +1
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Red Deer Cervus elaphus Badger Meles meles Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Brown Hare Meadow Brown · Adonis Blue · Large White · Common Blue · Comma +11
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Adonis Blue Polyommatus bellargus2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024 Comma Polygonia c-album2024 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta 🌿 Plants 12 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Toadflax · Field Scabious · Harebell · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Chicory +7
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris Field Scabious Knautia arvensis Harebell Campanula rotundifolia Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Chicory Cichorium intybus Wild Mignonette Reseda lutea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lepus europaeus
Lepus europaeus
2024
2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Wart-biter Decticus verrucivorus
Wart-biter Decticus verrucivorus
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Slender-footed Robberfly Leptarthrus brevirostris
Slender-footed Robberfly Leptarthrus brevirostris
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2024
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2024
Yellow-legged Mining Bee Andrena flavipes2024
Yellow-legged Mining Bee Andrena flavipes2024 Betony
Betony
Betonica officinalis
Betonica officinalis
Common Twayblade Neottia ovata
Common Twayblade Neottia ovata
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Horseshoe Vetch Hippocrepis comosa
Horseshoe Vetch Hippocrepis comosa
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Gorse Ulex europaeus2024
Gorse Ulex europaeus2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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