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Three round barrows west of Netheravon Aerodrome

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📷 Doug Lee · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Corn Bunting and Swift
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground 165m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Corn Bunting and Swift
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground 165m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Playground

Best for

12 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Corn Bunting, Swift, Carrion Crow +80 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Corn Bunting, Swift, Carrion Crow +80 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Elmis aenea, Hydropsyche pellucidula, Cantharis rustica +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Sainfoin, Pyramidal Orchid, White Campion +34 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Sarsen WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

6 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

Main RouteCycling route3.8 km

Named routeRef 45Length 3.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2 km

Named routeRef 45Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route7.5 km

Named routeRef 45Length 7.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route903 m

Named routeRef 45Length 903 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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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

Wildlife to spot

6,537 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,537 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds65 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Carrion Crow · Rook · Woodpigeon · Starling · Mute Swan +60

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RookCorvus frugilegus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RobinErithacus rubecula
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
MagpiePica pica
JackdawColoeus monedula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Stock DoveColumba oenas
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Great TitParus major
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
DunnockPrunella modularis
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
JayGarrulus glandarius
RavenCorvus corax
SwiftApus apus
Barn OwlTyto alba
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
NuthatchSitta europaea
Rock DoveColumba livia
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
CurlewNumenius arquata
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
CuckooCuculus canorus
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024

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Mammals5 species

summerautumn

2025

Weasel · Red Fox · Fallow Deer · Brown Hare · Roe Deer

WeaselMustela nivalis2024
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Fallow DeerDama dama
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024

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Insects6 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Cantharis rustica · Black Oil-beetle · Long-winged Cone-head · Oak Bush-cricket · Wool Carder Bee +1

Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica
Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2024
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2024
Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum2024

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Plants6 species

springsummer

2025

Ragged-Robin · Dwarf Mallow · Fox-and-cubs · Red Clover · Pyramidal Orchid +1

Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi
Dwarf MallowMalva neglecta2024
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2024
Red CloverTrifolium pratense var. sativum2024
Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,537 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds65 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Carrion Crow · Rook · Woodpigeon · Starling · Mute Swan +60

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RookCorvus frugilegus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RobinErithacus rubecula
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
MagpiePica pica
JackdawColoeus monedula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Stock DoveColumba oenas
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Great TitParus major
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
DunnockPrunella modularis
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
JayGarrulus glandarius
RavenCorvus corax
SwiftApus apus
Barn OwlTyto alba
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
NuthatchSitta europaea
Rock DoveColumba livia
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
CurlewNumenius arquata
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
CuckooCuculus canorus
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024

🦌

Mammals5 species

summerautumn

2025

Weasel · Red Fox · Fallow Deer · Brown Hare · Roe Deer

WeaselMustela nivalis2024
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Fallow DeerDama dama
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024

🐝

Insects6 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Cantharis rustica · Black Oil-beetle · Long-winged Cone-head · Oak Bush-cricket · Wool Carder Bee +1

Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica
Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2024
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2024
Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum2024

🌿

Plants6 species

springsummer

2025

Ragged-Robin · Dwarf Mallow · Fox-and-cubs · Red Clover · Pyramidal Orchid +1

Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi
Dwarf MallowMalva neglecta2024
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2024
Red CloverTrifolium pratense var. sativum2024
Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Doug Lee · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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