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Paxcroft Brook Park

76 ha

📷 Julian P Guffogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome76 ha

Getting here

51.32286, -2.18383

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Best for

4 activities

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
White Horse TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef WHTRegional walking route
Kennet and Avon Canal TrailWalking route140 km▾

Rivers linked by a canal. The name refers to the entire navigable length. From Bristol the way is the Avon. The canal is from Bath to Newbury. From there to Reading the way is the Kennet. 53 locks to Summit Pound (150 m asl) and 54 down to Reading.

Named routeRef K&ALength 140 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

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46 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km▾
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 403Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 403National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.7 km▾
Named routeRef 4Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
N/ACycling route383 m▾
Named routeLength 383 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Horse riding

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2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Green Lanebridleway · 2 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 2 mSurface asphaltPath type: bridleway
Green Lanebridleway · 685 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 685 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway

About this urban park

Paxcroft Brook Park is a urban park covering 76 hectares.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

19 photos from nearby open sources

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Bridge over Paxcroft Brook

📷 Julian P Guffogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bridge over Paxcroft Brook

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Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦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

Facilities

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Parking

3 nearby · 110m

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Playground

5 · 186m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The ParkUrban park1.5 km→🌱The Courts GardenUrban park3.7 km→🌱Trowbridge ParkUrban park1.5 km→🌱Sensory GardenUrban park1.6 km→✦THE COURTS, HOLTHistoric site3.7 km→🌱Southwick Country ParkUrban park4.1 km→