Scratchbury Hill Monuments: Iron age hillfort, round barrows and enclosures
Plan your visit
Getting here
51.19747, -2.12756
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- ✦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
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- ✦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
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Yellowhammer +72 more · last seen 2026
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Yellowhammer +72 more · last seen 2026; Lowland calcareous grassland priority habitat
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site with public access
Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Hill Cuckoo Bee, Western Honey Bee, Meadow Grasshopper +26 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wood Bristle-moss, Dilated Scalewort, Elegant Bristle-moss +78 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Good match
Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Imber Range Perimeter PathWalking route
Wessex RidgewayWalking route
🚴Cycling
15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 24Cycling route
NCN 24 linkCycling route
Main RouteCycling route577 m
N/ACycling route10 m
Main RouteCycling route917 m
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route
🐴Horse riding
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Wildlife to spot
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Nearby places
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