The Bake and Wylye Down milestones
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Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
51.11238, -2.01150
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦18+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Wigeon
- ✦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
- 🐦18+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Wigeon
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Pochard +15 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Swollen-thighed Beetle +37 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Pochard +15 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Good match
Historic site with public access
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 24Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 24National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Tisbury Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route177 m▾
Named routeRef 24Length 177 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.4 km▾
Named routeRef 24Length 3.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route868 m▾
Named routeRef 24Length 868 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Ox Drovebyway open to all traffic · 478 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 478 mSurface concretePath type: service
Photos
Silos on the top of Wylye Down
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
6,127 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,127 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds18 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Shoveler · Wigeon · Pochard · Yellow-legged Gull · Blue Tit +13
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- MerlinFalco columbarius2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
🦌Mammals1 species
springautumn
2025▾
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Broad Centurion +35
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Sphaerophoria
🌿Plants8 species
springsummer
2025▾
Dewberry · Wild Mignonette · Hedge Woundwort · Meadow Crane's-bill · Wild Onion +3
- DewberryRubus caesius
- Wild MignonetteReseda lutea
- Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
- Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense
- Wild OnionAllium vineale
- Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,127 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds18 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Shoveler · Wigeon · Pochard · Yellow-legged Gull · Blue Tit +13
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- MerlinFalco columbarius2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
🦌Mammals1 species
springautumn
2025▾
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Broad Centurion +35
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Sphaerophoria
🌿Plants8 species
springsummer
2025▾
Dewberry · Wild Mignonette · Hedge Woundwort · Meadow Crane's-bill · Wild Onion +3
- DewberryRubus caesius
- Wild MignonetteReseda lutea
- Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
- Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense
- Wild OnionAllium vineale
- Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctataMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusPlatycheirusPlatycheirusPlatycheirusPlatycheirusPlatycheirus manicatusPlatycheirus manicatusPlatycheirus manicatusPlatycheirus manicatusFerdinandeaFerdinandeaFerdinandeaFerdinandeaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaAgrypnus murinusAgrypnus murinusAgrypnus murinusAgrypnus murinusMelangynaMelangynaMelangynaMelangynaDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraAthous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalisPolydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosusSmall Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius roboretanusSmall Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius roboretanusWoolly Apple AphidEriosoma lanigerumWoolly Apple AphidEriosoma lanigerumSphaeroderma testaceumSphaeroderma testaceum2024Sphaeroderma testaceumSphaeroderma testaceum2024Harmonia axyridis form conspicuaHarmonia axyridis form conspicua2024Harmonia axyridis form conspicuaHarmonia axyridis form conspicua2024Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2024Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2024Little SnipeflyChrysopilus asiliformis2024Little SnipeflyChrysopilus asiliformis2024Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2024Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2024Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2024Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2024Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis2024Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis2024Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2024Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2024Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2024Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2024Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2024Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Tree Damsel BugHimacerus (Himacerus) apterus2024Tree Damsel BugHimacerus (Himacerus) apterus2024Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2024Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2024Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa2024Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa2024Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2024Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2024Dog-rose
Dog-rose
Rosa canina
Rosa canina
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