Prehistoric to post-medieval settlement, cultivation, industrial and funerary remains on Fyfield, Overton and Manton Downs
Plan your visit
Getting here
51.43711, -1.80810
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Skylark and Chaffinch
- ✦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
- 🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Skylark and Chaffinch
- ✦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
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Skylark, Chaffinch, Carrion Crow +76 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Skylark, Chaffinch, Carrion Crow +76 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site with public access
Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Grasshopper, Sphaerophoria scripta, Garden Chafer +3 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Toadflax, Wild Mignonette, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +29 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Good match
Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
7 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
The RidgewayWalking route140 km
Avebury Ridgeway WalkWalking route8 km
Starting at the heart of the Avebury World Heritage Site, this walk takes you through the remains of the largest stone circle in the world and along the West Kennet Avenue into beautiful, rolling chalk downland.
Wessex RidgewayWalking route
White Horse TrailWalking route
Millennium TrailWalking route
🚴Cycling
28 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Mercian WayCycling route
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km
Route 403Cycling route
Main RouteCycling route280 m
Main RouteCycling route378 m
Main RouteCycling route693 m
🚵Mountain biking
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route
King Alfred's WayMountain 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.
🐴Horse riding
24 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Herepathbridleway · 373 m
Herepathbyway open to all traffic · 97 m
The Ridgewaybyway open to all traffic · 941 m
Herepathbridleway · 522 m
Herepathbridleway · 65 m
Wildlife to spot
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