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Please send us any details, with information on distance, terrain, together with any images and we'll be delighted to add them to the site so more people can discover our varied and beautiful landscape.

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A ride through the Deverills - Courtesy of Wiltshire Wayfarer

This route can be split into two shorter circular walks; those wishing to do so should park at the church in Kingston Deverill. And either follow from point 6 to point 14 (the northern loop) or from point 14 to point 6 (the southern loop) linking points 6 and 14 via the minor road marked in red.

Ride Information: OS Explorer 143
Ride length: 16 miles
Walk Start: Mere Down
Parking: parking on the byway at Mere Down
Terrain: Unsurfaced chalk and grass tracks, short distance on minor roads, steep in places

A ride through the Deverills (PDF, 1.3Mb)


Horses the Landscape and You

A Guide to Keeping Horses in Protected Landscapes

South West Protected Landscapes Forum in partnership with The British Horse Society and The Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group (FWAG) have launched a new publication for horse keepers in the south west – The publication 'Horses the Landscape and You' (PDF 1Mb), provides guidance, information and contacts to help make sure horses are well cared for and make a positive contribution to our landscape.