🐦42+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Rook
✦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
🐦42+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Rook
✦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
11 activities
🦅
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Rook, Blackbird +39 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
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Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Rook, Blackbird +39 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
✦
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Small White +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Yellow Feather-moss, Wood Bristle-moss, Lateral Cryphaea +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
🐶
Dog walks
Good match
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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3 signed routes nearby · 3 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
Clarendon WayWalking route▾
Winchester to Salisbury
Named routeRegional walking route
Old Sarum WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling
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15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 24Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 24National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
The Golden WayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Wiltshire Cycleway New Forest LinkCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route120 m▾
Named routeRef 24Length 120 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks
Main RouteCycling route502 m▾
Named routeRef 24Length 502 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking
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1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
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.
Named routeRegional cycle route
🐴
Horse riding
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4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Roman Road (Venta-Sorviodunum)byway open to all traffic · 1.9 km▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.9 kmSurface groundPath type: track
Roman Road (Venta-Sorviodunum)byway open to all traffic · 377 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 377 mSurface grassPath type: track
Roman Road (Venta-Sorviodunum)byway open to all traffic · 973 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 973 mPath type: track
