Dovecote at Biddesden Park is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 June 1988. Dovecote.

Dovecote at Biddesden Park

WRENN ID
small-pedestal-wind
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
East Wiltshire MP: Danny Kruger (RUK)
Country
England
Date first listed
13 June 1988
Type
Dovecote
Address
Dovecote at Biddesden Park, Biddesden Lane, Ludgershall
OS grid reference
SU 294 508
Coordinates
51.25649, -1.57971
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The dovecote at Biddesden Park, now serving as a generator house, dates from the 18th century. It is constructed of flint with brick quoining and features a tiled roof. The building has an octagonal plan, with a door located on the south side and a low round-headed window. The eaves are coved, and the octagonal roof is topped with four later gabled dormers and a glover with a conical lead roof. The interior has been rendered, and most of the nest boxes are filled.

Local climate

Dovecote at Biddesden Park receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 50% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 68% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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