🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
✦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
🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
✦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
9 activities
🦅
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +57 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +57 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
✦
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Riband Wave, Setaceous Hebrew Character +198 more · last seen 2026
Free
🐶
Dog walks
Good match
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🌿
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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4 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Test WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 79Regional walking route
Clarendon WayWalking route▾
Winchester to Salisbury
Named routeRegional walking route
River Anton WayWalking route3.2 km▾
Named routeLength 3.2 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Stockbridge Down Wildlife and History Walk, SW HantsWalking route2.4 km▾
Explore characteristic chalk downland & discover a wealth of history (burial mounds, ancient field systems & an Iron Age hillfort). Find fascinating flora & fauna & views of the Test Valley towards Salisbury Plain. Steep inclines & avoidable rough ground
Named routeLength 2.4 kmDuration 00:30-01:00Round tripLocal walking route
🚴
Cycling
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11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National BywayCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Whitchurch Jubilee 2012Cycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 246Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 246National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.6 km▾
Named routeRef 246Length 3.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route23 m▾
Named routeRef 246Length 23 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route163 m▾
Named routeRef 246Length 163 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking
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5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Farley Mount Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Farley Mount Off Road Cycle Trail (Shortcut)Mountain bike route▾
Named route
Winchester Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
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
Sparsholt Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
🐴
Horse riding
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12 public paths nearby
Public paths
Drift Roadrestricted byway · 1.8 km▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 1.8 kmSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Ox Drove(Drift Road)restricted byway · 1.6 km▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 1.6 kmSurface dirtPath type: track
