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Scratchbury Camp

32 ha

📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Public accessDogs welcome32 ha

Getting here

51.19742, -2.12761

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
  • ✦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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Carrion Crow +46 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Carrion Crow +46 more · last seen 2026; Lowland calcareous grassland priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Hill Cuckoo Bee, Meadow Grasshopper, Oedemera lurida +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Wessex Ridgeway; Named hiking route nearby: Wessex Ridgeway

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Imber Range Perimeter PathWalking route
Named routeRef IRPPLocal walking route
Wessex RidgewayWalking route
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 24Cycling route
Named routeRef 24National Cycle Network
NCN 24 linkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route577 m
Named routeRef 24Length 577 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route10 m
Named routeLength 10 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route917 m
Named routeRef 24Length 917 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 24Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route
Named routeListed length 207km
🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Northern Edge of Scratchbury Camp

📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Northern Edge of Scratchbury Camp

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Lake Pleasure GroundsUrban park3.7 km→🌱King George's FieldUrban park3.8 km→✦Scratchbury Hill Monuments: Iron age hillfort, round barrows and enclosuresHistoric site0 m→✦Battlesbury Camp Monuments: hillfort, settlement, cemetery, barrows, enclosure, and field systemsHistoric site1.9 km→✦Battlesbury Camp hill fortHistoric site1.9 km→🌱Yeates MeadowUrban park2.6 km→