Getting here
50.97276, -1.69390
Best for
4 activitiesDog walks
Free82%Dogs allowed — public woodland
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Forest walks
Free68%Public woodland
Heritage
Free68%Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
4
3 named nearby · 1 public path
Named routePublic access
🚴
Cycling
4
4 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
7
7 public paths
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Avon Valley Path · Walking55 km
Old Sarum Way · Walking0
Hale Purley Figure of Eight Walk, SW Hants · Walking4.8 km
National Byway · Cycling0
Black Lane · restricted byway
Black Lane · restricted byway
Bohemia Lane · bridleway
About this conifer forest
Wormstall Wood is an ancient conifer forest covering 6 hectares. As an ancient woodland, it has been continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD — a rare and irreplaceable habitat rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Wildlife to spot
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
🌱Downton Millennium GreenUrban park4.3 km→✦The Moot: a ringwork and bailey, earlier Roman settlement remains and later garden earthworks immediately east of the River AvonHistoric site4.1 km→🌱The Bonvalot Memorial GardensUrban park4.8 km→🌱Longclose ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Downton Millennium GreenUrban park4.3 km→🌱Downton MootUrban park4.1 km→