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Silver Barrow, Orcheston Down

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📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.22431, -1.93615

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kestrel and Magpie
  • ✦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

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Kestrel, Magpie, Corn Bunting +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Kestrel, Magpie, Corn Bunting +56 more · last seen 2025; 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 — Western Honey Bee, Common Carder Bee, Red-tailed Bumblebee +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Yellow Feather-moss, Lateral Cryphaea, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +84 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
White Horse TrailWalking route
Named routeRef WHTRegional walking route
Imber Range Perimeter PathWalking route
Named routeRef IRPPLocal walking route
Wessex RidgewayWalking route
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes 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
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route
Named routeListed length 207km
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Southern Transitbyway open to all traffic · 2.3 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 2.3 kmSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lying straw, Orcheston Down

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lying straw, Orcheston Down

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Orcheston Down Romano-British landscapeHistoric site2.5 km→✦Field system on Chitterne DownHistoric site3.1 km→✦Long barrow south of Horse DownHistoric site2.5 km→✦Two boundary features to the north/north-east and west of Silver BarrowHistoric site200 m→✦Linear earthwork on West DownHistoric site1.2 km→✦White Barrow, a long barrowHistoric site1.3 km→