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The Old Shaftesbury Drove crosses Portfield Road between Wilton and Bishopstone, from here the drove continues to Salisbury race course.

From Old Shaftesbury Drove.

Fly-tipping is the illegal dumping of waste. It can vary in scale significantly from a bin bag of rubbish to large quantities of waste dumped from trucks. Fly-tipped waste may be found anywhere, such as roadsides, in lay-bys or on private land.

Taken facing south-east, this view shows pasture land at the top of a re-entrant that runs south into SU0827. The sheep are all in this square. The far side of the re-entrant is in the next square south as is the woodland on the left skyline.

Harvesting oilseed rape. Oilseed rape is the third important crop in the UK after wheat and barley. It can be either winter or spring sown. Winter sown oilseed rape is primarily grown for its oil, which is used in cooking and food processing.

From the Old Shaftesbury Drove near its junction with the road, which runs behind the trees on the extreme right, and looking towards the valley of the River Ebble. The wood right of centre hides a chalk pit.