🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Woodpigeon
✦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
🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Woodpigeon
✦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
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free
Best for
10 activities
🦅
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2025; Lowland calcareous grassland priority habitat
Free
✦
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Pea-leaf Weevil, Cathormiocerus spinosus, Clover Seed Weevil +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🥾
Hiking
Strong match
Named hiking route nearby: The Ridgeway; Named hiking route nearby: The Ridgeway
Free
🐶
Dog walks
Good match
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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7 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The RidgewayWalking route140 km▾
Named routeRef RWLength 140 kmNational walking route
D'Arcy Dalton WayWalking route107 km▾
Follows roughly the western boundary of Oxfordshire in unspoilt countryside.
Named routeLength 107 kmRegional walking route
The Vale WayWalking route43 km▾
Route through the Vale of White Horse in Oxfordshire, UK. (27 miles).
Named routeLength 43 kmLocal walking route
White horse circular walkWalking route▾
Named routeRef WHCWLocal walking route
Lambourn Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
🚴
Cycling
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1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Vale Cycle LinksCycling route▾
Named route
🚵
Mountain biking
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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
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9 public paths nearby
Public paths
The Ridgewayrestricted byway · 423 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 423 mSurface compactedPath type: track
The Ridgewayrestricted byway · 60 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 60 mSurface compactedIncline upPath type: track
The Ridgewayrestricted byway · 531 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 531 mSurface gravelPath type: track
The Ridgewayrestricted byway · 579 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 579 mSurface compactedIncline upPath type: track
The Ridgewayrestricted byway · 283 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 283 mSurface compactedIncline downPath type: track
