🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Chaffinch
✦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
🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Chaffinch
✦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
Best for
9 activities
🦅
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, Yellowhammer +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
✦
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site with public access
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, Yellowhammer +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Ringlet +94 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Elder, Herb-Robert, Beech +97 more · last seen 2017
Free
🥾
Hiking
Strong match
Named hiking route nearby: The Ridgeway; Named hiking route nearby: The Ridgeway
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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2 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The RidgewayWalking route140 km▾
Named routeRef RWLength 140 kmNational 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
Bitham Roadpublic footpath · 715 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 715 mPath type: footway
🚴
Cycling
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18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Grove/King Alfred School (West)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 544Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 544National Cycle Network
Wantage/GroveCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Vale Cycle LinksCycling route▾
Named route
Proposed Kingsgrove to Wantage Town Centre Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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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 · 27 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 27 mSurface gravelPath type: track
The Ridgewayrestricted byway · 957 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 957 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Bitham Roadbridleway · 328 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 328 mSurface dirtPath type: track
The Ridgewayrestricted byway · 276 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 276 mSurface compactedPath type: service
The Ridgewayrestricted byway · 30 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 30 mSurface gravelPath type: service
