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The western of two rectangular enclosures on Great Litchfield Down, SSW of Ladle Hill

0 ha

📷 Graham Horn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.30456, -1.31920

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Pheasant, Skylark, Yellowhammer +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pheasant, Skylark, Yellowhammer +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Sidera vulgaris, Blackening Waxcap, White Spindles +39 more · last seen 2019; Fungi — Sidera vulgaris, Blackening Waxcap, White Spindles +39 more · last seen 2019

Varies

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Springy Turf-moss, Slender Ditrichum +53 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Springy Turf-moss, Slender Ditrichum +53 more · last seen 2021

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large White, Meadow Brown, Small White +35 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Meadow Brown, Small White +35 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wayfarers WalkWalking route

Walbury Hill, Berkshire to Emsworth, Hampshire

Named routeRegional walking route
The Brenda Parker WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Watership Down TrailWalking route
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
Walk in Stanley Spencer's Footsteps around Burghclere, SandhamWalking route4 km

A gentle circular through places that painter Stanley Spencer lived, loved & was inspired by during his years in Burghclere, creating his First World War themed masterpiece – Sandham Memorial Chapel. Kissing gate & sloped terrain - shortcut available.

Named routeLength 4 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
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Mountain biking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Watership Down Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Watership Down (Cycling Discoveries for Mountain Bikes in and Around North Hampshire)Mountain bike route
Named routeRef 1: Watership Down
Whitchurch Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Cycling Discoveries in North HampshireMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

On Great Litchfield Down

📷 Graham Horn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

On Great Litchfield Down

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦HIGHCLERE PARKHistoric site4 km→✦Linear EarthworkHistoric site200 m→🌱Secret GardenUrban park3.5 km→🌱Monks GardenUrban park3.6 km→✦An unfinished hillfort, a saucer barrow, a disc barrow and sections of two linear earthworks on Ladle HillHistoric site500 m→✦A section of a linear earthwork south west of Great Litchfield DownHistoric site1.4 km→

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