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Round barrow cemetery on Barrow Hill 150m south west of Brookvale Farm

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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
  • 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

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Wren +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Wren +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Meliscaeva auricollis, Golden-ringed Dragonfly +26 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Delicate Germanderwort · last seen 2025; Plants — Delicate Germanderwort · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 24 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walk at Badbury Rings and The Oaks, Kingston LacyWalking route6.1 km

Grass, undulating and rough in parts, gravel tracks, easy ascents and descents.

Named routeLength 6.1 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
Walk at Eye Bridge and Pamphill, Kingston LacyWalking route5.4 km

Grass, undulating and rough in parts, gravel tracks, easy ascents and descents.

Named routeLength 5.4 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
Walk at Pamphill Green and Moor, Kingston LacyWalking route2.8 km

Grass, gravel tracks and a short stretch on a path, undulating and rough in parts, with easy ascents and descents. The walk may be wet in winter.

Named routeLength 2.8 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Walk at Pamphill and Cowgrove, Kingston LacyWalking route4.5 km

Gravel and grass tracks with a short distance on a country lane. Undulating going down into the valley and back. Ground can become very wet in winter.

Named routeLength 4.5 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Walk at the Beech Avenue and Droves, Kingston LacyWalking route3.8 km

Follows mostly grassed tracks.

Named routeLength 3.8 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Hadrian Waypublic footpath · 25 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 25 mPath type: residential
Pine Roadpublic footpath · 77 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 77 mSurface gravelPath type: residential
Hadrian Waypublic footpath · 49 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 49 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

128 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 25Cycling route
Named routeRef 25National Cycle Network
Canford Heath Quiet CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
University to AlderneyCycling route
Named routeRef C8Local cycle route
Bourne Valley GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef Bourne Valley GreenwayLocal cycle route
Francis Avenue to BroadstoneCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Wheelers LaneCycling route
Named routeRef BR24Local cycle route
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths

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Wildlife to spot

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