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The Belt

23 ha

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome23 ha

Getting here

51.15607, -1.88937

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Pheasant, Kestrel, Little Egret +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pheasant, Kestrel, Little Egret +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Common Nettle, Small Nettle +28 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cleavers, Amaranthaceae, Hogweed +245 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Cleavers, Amaranthaceae, Hogweed +245 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Comma +29 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Comma +29 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Old Sarum WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Sarsen WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 24Cycling route
Named routeRef 24National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route5.9 km
Named routeRef 45Length 5.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.4 km
Named routeRef 24Length 3.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
🚵

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
🐴

Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Landford Waiebyway open to all traffic · 236 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 236 mPath type: residential
Landford Waiebyway open to all traffic · 1.8 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.8 kmPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Till Valley

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Till Valley

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Lake Barrow Group, North Kite earthwork enclosure, four sections of linear boundary, and a bowl barrow within the North KiteHistoric site3.4 km→✦Parsonage Down Camp earthwork enclosure and associated field system.Historic site4.2 km→✦Normanton Down BarrowsHistoric site4.3 km→✦Yarnbury camp (Yarnbury Castle)Historic site4.4 km→✦Grovely Castle and earthworks N of Grovely WoodHistoric site4.8 km→✦Lake BarrowsHistoric site3.2 km→

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