Sparsholt Down round barrow, 900m north of Seven Barrows round barrow cemetery 0 ha
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Places › England › South East › Vale of White Horse Getting here
51.55216, -1.52764
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Round barrow scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Yellowhammer, Rook, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Yellowhammer, Rook, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Marbled White +61 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Marbled White +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Ridgeway Walking route 140 km ▾
Named route Ref RW Length 140 km National walking route
Show on map D'Arcy Dalton Way Walking route 107 km ▾
Follows roughly the western boundary of Oxfordshire in unspoilt countryside.
Named route Length 107 km Regional walking route
Show on map The Vale Way Walking route 43 km ▾
Route through the Vale of White Horse in Oxfordshire, UK. (27 miles).
Named route Length 43 km Local walking route
Show on map White horse circular walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WHCW Local walking route
Show on map Lambourn Valley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Vale Cycle Links Cycling route ▾
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
King Alfred's Way Mountain 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 route Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos Farmland, Westcot Down, Sparsholt
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Wildlife to spot
10,845 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,845 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Yellowhammer · Chaffinch · Carrion Crow · Pheasant · Rook +44
Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Muntjac · Roe Deer
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Burnet Companion · Cinnabar · Mother Shipton · Shaded Broad-bar · Six-spot Burnet +9
Burnet Companion Euclidia glyphica Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae Mother Shipton Callistege mi Shaded Broad-bar Scotopteryx chenopodiata Six-spot Burnet Zygaena filipendulae Silver Y Autographa gamma Pale-streaked Grass-moth Agriphila selasella Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,845 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Yellowhammer · Chaffinch · Carrion Crow · Pheasant · Rook +44
Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Muntjac · Roe Deer
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Burnet Companion · Cinnabar · Mother Shipton · Shaded Broad-bar · Six-spot Burnet +9
Burnet Companion Euclidia glyphica Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae Mother Shipton Callistege mi Shaded Broad-bar Scotopteryx chenopodiata Six-spot Burnet Zygaena filipendulae Silver Y Autographa gamma Pale-streaked Grass-moth Agriphila selasella Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Straw Grass-veneer Agriphila straminella
Straw Grass-veneer Agriphila straminella
Meadow Grass-moth Crambus lathoniellus
Meadow Grass-moth Crambus lathoniellus
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Garden Pebble Evergestis forficalis
Garden Pebble Evergestis forficalis
Satin Grass-moth Crambus perlella
Satin Grass-moth Crambus perlella
Swan-feather Dwarf Elachista argentella
Swan-feather Dwarf Elachista argentella 