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Roman road along the south side of Vernditch Chase: part of the Roman road between Sorviodunum (Old Sarum) and Vindocladia (Badbury)

5 ha

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

50.98496, -1.94605

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦32+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Pheasant
  • ✦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

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Pheasant, Woodpigeon +29 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Carrion Crow, Pheasant, Woodpigeon +29 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meliscaeva auricollis, Eristalis pertinax · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Lateral Cryphaea, Hornschuch's Beard-moss, Curly Crisp-moss +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Shire RackWalking route

Path following the Dorset-Wiltshire border

Named route
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Hardy WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

2 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
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fordingbridge Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Cranborne Droves Way TrailMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

15 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path along the edge of Vernditch Chase

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path along the edge of Vernditch Chase

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Two linear earthworks, two barrows and Iron Age and Romano-British settlements on Tidpit Common DownHistoric site3.8 km→✦Long barrow south-west of Vernditch ChaseHistoric site400 m→✦Bokerley Dyke, and a section of Grim's Ditch, a section of a medieval boundary bank, and two bowl barrows on and north west of Martin DownHistoric site2 km→✦Knighton Roman road (stretching from Reddish Gore to reservoir)Historic site3.5 km→✦Grim's Ditch: Old Lodge Copse to Toyd ClumpHistoric site3.8 km→✦Earthworks S of Knighton Hill BuildingsHistoric site3.9 km→