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Rockbourne Down, Spring Pond enclosure

42 ha

📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome42 ha

Getting here

50.99283, -1.84753

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Song Thrush, Fieldfare +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Song Thrush, Fieldfare +54 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Blackthorn, Dandelion +22 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Small Toadflax, Field Madder, Cut-leaved Crane's-bill +214 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Small Toadflax, Field Madder, Cut-leaved Crane's-bill +214 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Brimstone, Small White, Small Tortoiseshell +24 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Brimstone, Small White, Small Tortoiseshell +24 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Avon Valley PathWalking route55 km
Named routeRef AVPLength 55 kmRegional walking route
Old Sarum WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Cranborne Droves WayWalking route

The route of the Cranborne Droves Way walkers route between Win Green where it links with Wessex Ridgeway and Salisbury where it links with the Sarsen Way

Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Wiltshire Cycleway New Forest LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Downton spurCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Fordingbridge to SalisburyCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fordingbridge Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Fordingbridge Off Road Cycle Trail (Shortcut)Mountain bike route
Named route
Cranborne Droves Way TrailMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Rockbourne Down, grassland

📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Rockbourne Down, grassland

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦BREAMOREHistoric site4.8 km→✦Grim's DitchHistoric site1.9 km→✦Whitsbury hillfortHistoric site2.7 km→✦Medieval manorial buildings (uninhabited parts)Historic site3.2 km→✦Grim's Ditch: Old Lodge Copse to Toyd ClumpHistoric site3.7 km→✦Knighton Roman road (stretching from Reddish Gore to reservoir)Historic site4.8 km→

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