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Segsbury Camp or Letcombe Castle hillfort

17 ha

📷 D Gore · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome17 ha

Getting here

51.55780, -1.44612

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon 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

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +68 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 — 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Platycheirus albimanus +99 more · last seen 2026

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: The Ridgeway; Named hiking route nearby: The Ridgeway

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The RidgewayWalking route140 km
Named routeRef RWLength 140 kmNational walking route
The Vale WayWalking route43 km

Route through the Vale of White Horse in Oxfordshire, UK. (27 miles).

Named routeLength 43 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Grove/King Alfred School (West)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 544Cycling route
Named routeRef 544National Cycle Network
Wantage/GroveCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Vale Cycle LinksCycling route
Named route
Proposed Kingsgrove to Wantage Town Centre Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

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
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
The Ridgewayrestricted byway · 1.6 km
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 1.6 kmSurface compactedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Segsbury Camp - southern ramparts

📷 D Gore · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Segsbury Camp - southern ramparts

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Manor Road Memorial ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Betjeman Millennium ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Betjeman Millennium ParkUrban park3.7 km→✦Roman villa E of Cornhill FarmHistoric site3.6 km→🌱Smith's Wharf Public GreensUrban park3.9 km→✦Segsbury or Letcombe Castle (iron age fort)Historic site0 m→