Pen Pits quern quarries SE of Hart Hill
8 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha
Getting here
51.08251, -2.33390
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Grey Heron
- ✦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
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Grey Heron
- ✦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 — Mallard, Grey Heron, Coot +72 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Historic site with public access; Grade II* listed building: PEN PITS
Free
Birds — Mallard, Grey Heron, Coot +72 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Black Arches, Small White +162 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 30 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Leland TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef LTRegional walking route
Mid Wilts WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWWRegional walking route
Stour Valley WayWalking route100 km▾
Named routeRef SVWLength 100 kmRegional walking route
36 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km▾
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 25Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 25National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
North Dorset Cycle WayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
National Byway (proposed South West)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route33 m▾
Named routeRef 25Length 33 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface blocks
8 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
9,897 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,897 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Wren · Blackcap +41
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great TitParus major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Badger · Rabbit
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- BadgerMeles meles
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Meliscaeva auricollis · Plateumaris sericea · 7-spot Ladybird · Minettia inusta · Rhingia rostrata +6
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Plateumaris sericeaPlateumaris sericea
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Minettia inustaMinettia inusta
- Rhingia rostrataRhingia rostrata
- Face FlyMusca autumnalis
- Cercopis vulnerata
Selfheal · Barren Brome · Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minor · Yorkshire-fog · Common Sorrel +65
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
- Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
- Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minorTragopogon pratensis subsp. minor
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
- Common SorrelRumex acetosa
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Wild Angelica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,897 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Wren · Blackcap +41
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great TitParus major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Badger · Rabbit
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- BadgerMeles meles
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Meliscaeva auricollis · Plateumaris sericea · 7-spot Ladybird · Minettia inusta · Rhingia rostrata +6
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Plateumaris sericeaPlateumaris sericea
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Minettia inustaMinettia inusta
- Rhingia rostrataRhingia rostrata
- Face FlyMusca autumnalis
- Cercopis vulnerata
Selfheal · Barren Brome · Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minor · Yorkshire-fog · Common Sorrel +65
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
- Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
- Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minorTragopogon pratensis subsp. minor
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
- Common SorrelRumex acetosa
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Wild Angelica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cercopis vulnerata
Cercopis vulnerata
Oak Mining SawflyProfenusa pygmaea2024Oak Mining SawflyProfenusa pygmaea2024Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2024Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2024Bright-eyed Mining SawflyFenusella nana2024Bright-eyed Mining SawflyFenusella nana2024Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2024Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2024Angelica sylvestris
Angelica sylvestris
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisFalse Fox-sedgeCarex otrubaeFalse Fox-sedgeCarex otrubaeBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesDogwoodCornus sanguineaDogwoodCornus sanguineaCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumGrey SedgeCarex divulsa subsp. divulsaGrey SedgeCarex divulsa subsp. divulsaHedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicumHedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicumHairy SedgeCarex hirtaHairy SedgeCarex hirtaSpear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrataSpear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrataCentaurea nigra var. radiataCentaurea nigra var. radiataCentaurea nigra var. radiataCentaurea nigra var. radiataPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareHard RushJuncus inflexusHard RushJuncus inflexusCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusSmooth TareErvum tetraspermumSmooth TareErvum tetraspermumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumWild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carotaWild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carotaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraBlack-bindweedFallopia convolvulusBlack-bindweedFallopia convolvulusCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumPolygonum avicularePolygonum avicularePolygonum avicularePolygonum aviculareGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaCommon VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalisCommon VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalisBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaWild ParsnipPastinaca sativaWild ParsnipPastinaca sativaMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHoary RagwortJacobaea erucifoliaHoary RagwortJacobaea erucifoliaCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisBugleAjuga reptansBugleAjuga reptansIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixWayfaring-treeViburnum lantanaWayfaring-treeViburnum lantanaPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumHairy TareErvilia hirsutaHairy TareErvilia hirsutaHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumPyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalisPyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalisPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusHairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutumHairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutumRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaCowslipPrimula verisCowslipPrimula verisBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisRumex crispus subsp. crispusRumex crispus subsp. crispusRumex crispus subsp. crispusRumex crispus subsp. crispusCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaEvents & activities nearby
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