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Whitesheet
West-facing ridge site · 225 m takeoff · 95 m height gain
Overview
Whitesheet is a flatland site in Dorset / Wiltshire with a recorded launch elevation of 225 m. It works best in westerly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring and thermal, using foot launch.
- The site gives good soaring, but only if the wind is smack on. Can be rough, especially if the wind is off to the south. Source: ParaglidingEarth
Local clubs
When to go
Flyable days per month in a typical year.
Flyable days for Whitesheet are on the way. We are scoring ten years of weather for every site, month by month, against this site, its region and the sites around it.
Local weather notes
- Flyable wind: WSW - WNW (260° to 280°) (best W (270°)) Source: Wessex Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club site guide
- From the top of the hill, the slope steepens very gradually. Paragliders beware strong venturi and getting dragged back into barbed wire fence. The site is shared with aero modellers. They were using the site first. Source: ParaglidingEarth
Getting there
Nearest airports
- BOH Bournemouth Airport31 km
- SOU Southampton Airport52 km
- BRS Bristol Airport60 km
Where to stay
The nearest towns, for a bed, food and a lift to takeoff.
- Shaftesbury7 km awayBooking.comAirbnb
- Gillingham13 km awayBooking.comAirbnb
- Mere15 km awayBooking.comAirbnb
Things to do
For the days the wind is wrong: places worth a visit within 10 km of Whitesheet.
Gallows Hill SSSI, WiltshireOutdoors · 1.7 km awayProtected area in Wiltshire, England
Wardour CastleCulture · 2.6 km away14th-century castle in Wiltshire, England
Winklebury HillOutdoors · 2.6 km awayProtected area in Wiltshire, England
Winkelbury CampCulture · 2.6 km awayArchaeological site in Berwick St John, Wiltshire, England
Win Green DownOutdoors · 3.3 km awayHill in Wiltshire
Shute House, Donhead St MaryCulture · 3.3 km awayHouse and garden in England
Pincombe DownOutdoors · 3.6 km awayProtected area in Wiltshire, England
Rotherley DownsOutdoors · 4.3 km awayProtected area in Wiltshire, England
Flying nearby
See them on the map
Monksdown3 km S · Faces NWorks in other winds
Hambledon Hill14 km SW · Faces EWorks in other winds
Rifle Range16 km NW · Faces SE–SWorks in other winds
Coward's bowl17 km NW · Faces S–SWWorks in other winds
Bell Hill21 km SW · Faces NWWorks in other winds
Bulbarrow24 km SW · Faces SWWorks in other winds
Westbury White Horse28 km N · Faces NWWorks in other winds
Westbury - Bratton Camp28 km N · Faces NWorks in other winds
Pilot notes
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Pilot notes on Whitesheet
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Takeoff, landing, rules, the hour by hour forecast and live wind are in the site details on the map.
Open site detailsSources
- Wessex Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club site guide Summarised from the Wessex Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club site guide (as of 2026-07-14). The club guide is authoritative; always check it before flying.
- ParaglidingEarth site record © ParaglidingEarth contributors (CC BY-SA)
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