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(Former) RAF Down Ampney

📷 Brian Robert Marshall · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.66764, -1.83969

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦92+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Coot
  • ✦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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Coot, Mute Swan +89 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Mallard, Coot, Mute Swan +89 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Black-tailed Skimmer, Banded Demoiselle, Blue-tailed Damselfly +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Historic gardens

Historic site

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
Thames PathWalking route296 km
Named routeRef TPLength 296 kmNational walking route
Thames & Severn WayWalking route69.8 km

Linking the Severn to the Thames following the route of the Stroudwater Navigation and Thames & Severn Canal as closely as possible using public rights of way. As the canals are restored, it will be updated to use the reinstated towpath wherever possible.

Named routeRef T&S WLength 69.8 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
The Latton LoopWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route151 m
Named routeRef 45Length 151 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route339 m
Named routeRef 45Length 339 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km
Named routeRef 45Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route31 m
Named routeRef 45Length 31 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route2 km
Named routeRef 45Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Perimeter track, Down Ampney airfield

📷 Brian Robert Marshall · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Perimeter track, Down Ampney airfield

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Cricklade Town BanksHistoric site3.1 km→✦Cricklade town banksHistoric site3.1 km→✦Areas of Saxon 'burh' within the town wallsHistoric site3.1 km→🐄Bug HotelVisitor farm4.1 km→✦Settlement SE of LattonHistoric site1.9 km→✦Settlement W of LattonHistoric site2.9 km→