Part of a Later Iron Age or Romano-British settlement 590m north west of Compton Barn
3 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
50.74362, -2.59735
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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 Golden Plover and Yellowhammer
- ✦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 Golden Plover and Yellowhammer
- ✦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 — Golden Plover, Yellowhammer, Chaffinch +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Golden Plover, Yellowhammer, Chaffinch +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Tortoiseshell, Small White +42 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cleavers, Common Nettle, Bluebell +17 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Wessex RidgewayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Frome Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route▾
National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Frome Valley Cycle TrailCycling route▾
Dorset trail
Named routeRef FVTLocal cycle route
Route 26Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route388 m▾
Named routeRef 26Length 388 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route463 m▾
Named routeRef 26Length 463 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route38 m▾
Named routeRef 26Length 38 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface rocky
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeListed length 207km
8 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Settlement near West Compton
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2019
2019
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019Glow-wormLampyris noctilucaGlow-wormLampyris noctilucaViolet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus2022Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus2022Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2020Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2020Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2020Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2020WallLasiommata megera2019WallLasiommata megera2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019Potentilla anserina
Potentilla anserina
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2024Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2024Musk ThistleCarduus nutans2024Musk ThistleCarduus nutans2024Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024Hoary PlantainPlantago media2024Hoary PlantainPlantago media2024Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii2024Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii2024HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2024HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2024Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba2024Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba2024Common Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus subsp. hordeaceus2024Common Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus subsp. hordeaceus2024Wild CarrotDaucus carota2024Wild CarrotDaucus carota2024Long-stalked Crane's-billGeranium columbinum2024Long-stalked Crane's-billGeranium columbinum2024Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2024Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024Quaking-grassBriza media2024Quaking-grassBriza media2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Dwarf ThistleCirsium acaule2024Dwarf ThistleCirsium acaule2024Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2024Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024Wild ThymeThymus drucei2024Wild ThymeThymus drucei2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2024Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2024Downy OatAvenula pubescens2024Downy OatAvenula pubescens2024Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2024Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2024Hesgen LwydCarex divulsa2024Hesgen LwydCarex divulsa2024Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2024Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024Red FescueFestuca rubra2024Red FescueFestuca rubra2024Lesser HawkbitLeontodon saxatilis2024Lesser HawkbitLeontodon saxatilis2024Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2024Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2024Field MadderSherardia arvensis2024Field MadderSherardia arvensis2024Small ScabiousScabiosa columbaria2024Small ScabiousScabiosa columbaria2024False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024Hoary CressLepidium draba2024Hoary CressLepidium draba2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Common RestharrowOnonis repens2024Common RestharrowOnonis repens2024Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024Black MedickMedicago lupulina2024Black MedickMedicago lupulina2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024Tufted VetchVicia cracca2024Tufted VetchVicia cracca2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2024Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2024DandelionTaraxacum2024DandelionTaraxacum2024Carline ThistleCarlina vulgaris2024Carline ThistleCarlina vulgaris2024Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2024Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024Hedge BedstrawGalium album2024Hedge BedstrawGalium album2024Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2024Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2024Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre2024Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024